Malta vs Montenegro: The global population hockey stick
Malta
532,964 people
in 2023
Montenegro
633,553 people
in 2023
Malta rank
173rd
Montenegro rank
170th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Malta
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 633,553 people against 532,964 people in Malta, a difference of 100,589 people.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 224 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 173rd and Montenegro ranks 170th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Montenegro in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 134,072 people | 126,582 people | 7,490 people | Malta |
| 1810s | 134,088 people | 126,622 people | 7,466 people | Malta |
| 1820s | 137,798 people | 136,121 people | 1,676 people | Malta |
| 1830s | 146,176 people | 158,941 people | 12,766 people | Montenegro |
| 1840s | 155,134 people | 185,800 people | 30,666 people | Montenegro |
| 1850s | 163,979 people | 217,249 people | 53,270 people | Montenegro |
| 1860s | 172,483 people | 254,091 people | 81,609 people | Montenegro |
| 1870s | 181,412 people | 297,182 people | 115,769 people | Montenegro |
| 1880s | 190,789 people | 347,579 people | 156,791 people | Montenegro |
| 1890s | 200,633 people | 406,524 people | 205,890 people | Montenegro |
| 1900s | 210,934 people | 475,232 people | 264,298 people | Montenegro |
| 1910s | 214,191 people | 501,655 people | 287,463 people | Montenegro |
| 1920s | 218,522 people | 470,336 people | 251,814 people | Montenegro |
| 1930s | 238,856 people | 440,105 people | 201,249 people | Montenegro |
| 1940s | 271,350 people | 411,993 people | 140,643 people | Montenegro |
| 1950s | 315,025 people | 435,713 people | 120,688 people | Montenegro |
| 1960s | 327,598 people | 499,060 people | 171,462 people | Montenegro |
| 1970s | 332,964 people | 554,394 people | 221,430 people | Montenegro |
| 1980s | 352,494 people | 601,673 people | 249,180 people | Montenegro |
| 1990s | 382,729 people | 629,403 people | 246,673 people | Montenegro |
| 2000s | 411,306 people | 633,591 people | 222,285 people | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 449,359 people | 626,287 people | 176,928 people | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 525,938 people | 614,998 people | 89,059 people | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Malta or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 633,553 people against 532,964 people in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Malta and Montenegro?
- 100,589 people, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Montenegro?
- 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Montenegro rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Malta ranks 173rd and Montenegro ranks 170th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β 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.