Macau, China vs Montenegro: The global population hockey stick
Macau, China
713,916 people
in 2023
Montenegro
633,553 people
in 2023
Macau, China rank
168th
Montenegro rank
170th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Macau, China
- Montenegro
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 713,916 people against 633,553 people in Montenegro, a difference of 80,363 people.
That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.1 times Montenegro's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 84 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Montenegro ahead.
Macau, China ranks 168th and Montenegro ranks 170th of 239 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 1 and Montenegro in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macau, China | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 17,310 people | 126,582 people | 109,272 people | Montenegro |
| 1830s | 24,000 people | 165,182 people | 141,182 people | Montenegro |
| 1860s | 85,000 people | 236,557 people | 151,557 people | Montenegro |
| 1900s | 64,000 people | 442,653 people | 378,653 people | Montenegro |
| 1910s | 76,000 people | 510,756 people | 434,756 people | Montenegro |
| 1920s | 120,500 people | 473,513 people | 353,013 people | Montenegro |
| 1930s | 170,000 people | 432,777 people | 262,777 people | Montenegro |
| 1940s | 375,000 people | 424,237 people | 49,237 people | Montenegro |
| 1950s | 193,265 people | 435,713 people | 242,448 people | Montenegro |
| 1960s | 223,459 people | 499,060 people | 275,601 people | Montenegro |
| 1970s | 242,606 people | 554,394 people | 311,788 people | Montenegro |
| 1980s | 288,549 people | 601,673 people | 313,124 people | Montenegro |
| 1990s | 393,099 people | 629,403 people | 236,304 people | Montenegro |
| 2000s | 490,161 people | 633,591 people | 143,430 people | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 616,778 people | 626,287 people | 9,509 people | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 698,937 people | 614,998 people | 83,940 people | Macau, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Macau, China or Montenegro?
- Macau, China, at 713,916 people against 633,553 people in Montenegro as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Macau, China and Montenegro?
- 80,363 people, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Montenegro?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Macau, China and Montenegro rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Macau, China ranks 168th and Montenegro ranks 170th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.