What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between North Macedonia and Slovenia?

286,590 people, with Slovenia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Slovenia?

241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.

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.

North Macedonia vs Slovenia: The global population hockey stick

North Macedonia

1.83 million people

in 2023

Slovenia

2.12 million people

in 2023

North Macedonia rank

153rd

Slovenia rank

150th

The global population hockey stick over time

North Macedonia
Slovenia

How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 2.12 million people against 1.83 million people in North Macedonia, a difference of 286,590 people.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.2 times North Macedonia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Slovenia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 153rd and Slovenia ranks 150th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 3 and Slovenia in 37.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Macedonia	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	140,000 people	192,267 people	52,267 people	Slovenia
1100s	148,000 people	199,388 people	51,388 people	Slovenia
1200s	156,000 people	206,773 people	50,773 people	Slovenia
1300s	164,000 people	214,431 people	50,431 people	Slovenia
1400s	172,000 people	222,373 people	50,373 people	Slovenia
1500s	180,000 people	230,609 people	50,609 people	Slovenia
1600s	220,000 people	239,150 people	19,150 people	Slovenia
1700s	220,000 people	248,008 people	28,008 people	Slovenia
1710s	226,651 people	258,131 people	31,480 people	Slovenia
1720s	234,467 people	268,667 people	34,200 people	Slovenia
1730s	242,552 people	279,633 people	37,081 people	Slovenia
1740s	250,916 people	291,046 people	40,130 people	Slovenia
1750s	259,568 people	302,926 people	43,358 people	Slovenia
1760s	268,519 people	315,290 people	46,771 people	Slovenia
1770s	277,778 people	328,159 people	50,381 people	Slovenia
1780s	287,357 people	341,553 people	54,196 people	Slovenia
1790s	297,266 people	355,494 people	58,228 people	Slovenia
1800s	391,865 people	469,664 people	77,799 people	Slovenia
1810s	391,934 people	469,747 people	77,813 people	Slovenia
1820s	408,064 people	489,079 people	81,015 people	Slovenia
1830s	445,148 people	533,525 people	88,378 people	Slovenia
1840s	485,927 people	582,400 people	96,474 people	Slovenia
1850s	531,182 people	635,151 people	103,969 people	Slovenia
1860s	581,611 people	691,899 people	110,288 people	Slovenia
1870s	636,821 people	753,714 people	116,893 people	Slovenia
1880s	697,265 people	821,048 people	123,782 people	Slovenia
1890s	763,440 people	894,393 people	130,953 people	Slovenia
1900s	835,888 people	974,286 people	138,398 people	Slovenia
1910s	915,117 people	1.06 million people	146,263 people	Slovenia
1920s	999,769 people	1.16 million people	158,177 people	Slovenia
1930s	1.09 million people	1.26 million people	172,668 people	Slovenia
1940s	1.19 million people	1.38 million people	188,347 people	Slovenia
1950s	1.34 million people	1.52 million people	181,534 people	Slovenia
1960s	1.53 million people	1.67 million people	139,974 people	Slovenia
1970s	1.79 million people	1.81 million people	25,362 people	Slovenia
1980s	2.00 million people	1.95 million people	56,697 people	North Macedonia
1990s	2.03 million people	1.99 million people	38,154 people	North Macedonia
2000s	2.08 million people	2.00 million people	72,946 people	North Macedonia
2010s	1.98 million people	2.06 million people	76,799 people	Slovenia
2020s	1.85 million people	2.11 million people	263,592 people	Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, North Macedonia or Slovenia?: Slovenia, at 2.12 million people against 1.83 million people in North Macedonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between North Macedonia and Slovenia?: 286,590 people, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Slovenia?: 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do North Macedonia and Slovenia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: North Macedonia ranks 153rd and Slovenia ranks 150th 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: 28 August 2026

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