Nicaragua vs Serbia: The global population hockey stick

Nicaragua
6.82 million people
in 2023
Serbia
6.77 million people
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
110th
Serbia rank
112th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 6.82 million people against 6.77 million people in Serbia, a difference of 50,420 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 224 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Serbia ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 110th and Serbia ranks 112th of 239 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Serbia Difference Ahead
1800s 186,000 people 2.15 million people 1.96 million people Serbia
1810s 186,060 people 2.15 million people 1.96 million people Serbia
1820s 200,322 people 2.13 million people 1.93 million people Serbia
1830s 234,651 people 2.09 million people 1.85 million people Serbia
1840s 275,124 people 2.04 million people 1.77 million people Serbia
1850s 312,133 people 1.99 million people 1.68 million people Serbia
1860s 341,288 people 1.92 million people 1.58 million people Serbia
1870s 382,787 people 1.85 million people 1.47 million people Serbia
1880s 442,343 people 1.92 million people 1.47 million people Serbia
1890s 511,013 people 2.16 million people 1.65 million people Serbia
1900s 598,040 people 2.46 million people 1.87 million people Serbia
1910s 709,547 people 2.91 million people 2.20 million people Serbia
1920s 794,857 people 3.56 million people 2.77 million people Serbia
1930s 901,981 people 4.39 million people 3.49 million people Serbia
1940s 1.14 million people 5.41 million people 4.26 million people Serbia
1950s 1.52 million people 6.31 million people 4.79 million people Serbia
1960s 2.05 million people 6.99 million people 4.94 million people Serbia
1970s 2.78 million people 7.55 million people 4.76 million people Serbia
1980s 3.66 million people 7.86 million people 4.20 million people Serbia
1990s 4.58 million people 7.82 million people 3.24 million people Serbia
2000s 5.32 million people 7.55 million people 2.23 million people Serbia
2010s 6.11 million people 7.20 million people 1.09 million people Serbia
2020s 6.69 million people 6.83 million people 135,842 people Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Nicaragua or Serbia?
Nicaragua, at 6.82 million people against 6.77 million people in Serbia as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Nicaragua and Serbia?
50,420 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Serbia?
224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Serbia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Nicaragua ranks 110th and Serbia ranks 112th 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
Last refreshed

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