Montenegro vs Western Sahara: The global population hockey stick

Montenegro
633,553 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
579,734 people
in 2023
Montenegro rank
170th
Western Sahara rank
172nd

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Montenegro
  • Western Sahara
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How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 633,553 people against 579,734 people in Western Sahara, a difference of 53,819 people.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times Western Sahara's.

Across all 89 years both countries report, Montenegro has been ahead every year.

Montenegro ranks 170th and Western Sahara ranks 172nd of 239 countries.

Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Montenegro Western Sahara Difference Ahead
1800s 126,582 people 743 people 125,839 people Montenegro
1810s 126,582 people 745 people 125,837 people Montenegro
1820s 127,783 people 752 people 127,031 people Montenegro
1830s 148,008 people 758 people 147,250 people Montenegro
1840s 173,020 people 764 people 172,256 people Montenegro
1850s 202,257 people 771 people 201,486 people Montenegro
1860s 236,557 people 777 people 235,780 people Montenegro
1870s 276,674 people 793 people 275,881 people Montenegro
1880s 323,594 people 809 people 322,785 people Montenegro
1890s 378,470 people 826 people 377,644 people Montenegro
1900s 442,653 people 843 people 441,810 people Montenegro
1910s 510,756 people 860 people 509,896 people Montenegro
1920s 484,521 people 1,720 people 482,801 people Montenegro
1930s 453,378 people 3,441 people 449,937 people Montenegro
1940s 424,237 people 6,883 people 417,354 people Montenegro
1950s 435,713 people 19,850 people 415,863 people Montenegro
1960s 499,060 people 43,536 people 455,524 people Montenegro
1970s 554,394 people 78,764 people 475,629 people Montenegro
1980s 601,673 people 147,995 people 453,678 people Montenegro
1990s 629,403 people 212,465 people 416,938 people Montenegro
2000s 633,591 people 332,663 people 300,928 people Montenegro
2010s 626,287 people 476,886 people 149,402 people Montenegro
2020s 614,998 people 564,120 people 50,878 people Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Montenegro or Western Sahara?
Montenegro, at 633,553 people against 579,734 people in Western Sahara as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Montenegro and Western Sahara?
53,819 people, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Western Sahara?
89 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do Montenegro and Western Sahara rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Montenegro ranks 170th and Western Sahara ranks 172nd 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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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
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.