Republic of Moldova vs Qatar: The global population hockey stick

Republic of Moldova
3.07 million people
in 2023
Qatar
2.98 million people
in 2023
Republic of Moldova rank
138th
Qatar rank
139th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Republic of Moldova
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 3.07 million people against 2.98 million people in Qatar, a difference of 87,980 people.

Across all 241 years both countries report, Republic of Moldova has been ahead every year.

Republic of Moldova ranks 138th and Qatar ranks 139th of 239 countries.

Republic of Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Moldova Qatar Difference Ahead
1000s 104,000 people 533 people 103,467 people Republic of Moldova
1100s 156,000 people 552 people 155,448 people Republic of Moldova
1200s 234,000 people 571 people 233,429 people Republic of Moldova
1300s 234,000 people 590 people 233,410 people Republic of Moldova
1400s 234,000 people 611 people 233,389 people Republic of Moldova
1500s 312,000 people 632 people 311,368 people Republic of Moldova
1600s 390,000 people 654 people 389,346 people Republic of Moldova
1700s 520,000 people 676 people 519,324 people Republic of Moldova
1710s 342,854 people 710 people 342,144 people Republic of Moldova
1720s 371,426 people 746 people 370,680 people Republic of Moldova
1730s 402,378 people 783 people 401,595 people Republic of Moldova
1740s 435,909 people 822 people 435,087 people Republic of Moldova
1750s 472,235 people 863 people 471,372 people Republic of Moldova
1760s 511,588 people 906 people 510,682 people Republic of Moldova
1770s 554,220 people 952 people 553,268 people Republic of Moldova
1780s 600,406 people 999 people 599,407 people Republic of Moldova
1790s 650,439 people 1,049 people 649,390 people Republic of Moldova
1800s 712,558 people 14,092 people 698,466 people Republic of Moldova
1810s 712,689 people 14,092 people 698,597 people Republic of Moldova
1820s 743,294 people 14,092 people 729,202 people Republic of Moldova
1830s 813,823 people 14,092 people 799,731 people Republic of Moldova
1840s 891,665 people 14,092 people 877,573 people Republic of Moldova
1850s 977,260 people 14,032 people 963,228 people Republic of Moldova
1860s 1.07 million people 13,900 people 1.06 million people Republic of Moldova
1870s 1.17 million people 14,148 people 1.16 million people Republic of Moldova
1880s 1.29 million people 14,867 people 1.27 million people Republic of Moldova
1890s 1.41 million people 15,628 people 1.40 million people Republic of Moldova
1900s 1.55 million people 16,427 people 1.53 million people Republic of Moldova
1910s 1.70 million people 17,469 people 1.68 million people Republic of Moldova
1920s 1.86 million people 18,954 people 1.84 million people Republic of Moldova
1930s 2.04 million people 20,627 people 2.02 million people Republic of Moldova
1940s 2.23 million people 22,473 people 2.21 million people Republic of Moldova
1950s 2.76 million people 28,414 people 2.73 million people Republic of Moldova
1960s 3.35 million people 64,020 people 3.29 million people Republic of Moldova
1970s 3.82 million people 186,144 people 3.63 million people Republic of Moldova
1980s 4.24 million people 354,096 people 3.89 million people Republic of Moldova
1990s 4.40 million people 513,564 people 3.89 million people Republic of Moldova
2000s 4.00 million people 957,202 people 3.04 million people Republic of Moldova
2010s 3.34 million people 2.30 million people 1.04 million people Republic of Moldova
2020s 3.05 million people 2.87 million people 177,512 people Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Republic of Moldova or Qatar?
Republic of Moldova, at 3.07 million people against 2.98 million people in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Republic of Moldova and Qatar?
87,980 people, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and Qatar?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Republic of Moldova and Qatar rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Republic of Moldova ranks 138th and Qatar ranks 139th 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

Indicator
The global population hockey stick
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.