Australia vs South Africa

Australia vs South Africa: Population

Population in 2023: 26.5 million people in Australia and 63.2 million people in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 36.8 million people, or 2.39 times that in Australia.

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Australia vs South Africa: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 26.5 million people in Australia and 63.2 million people in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 36.8 million people, or 2.39 times that in Australia.
AustraliaSouth AfricaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Australia ranked 54 and South Africa ranked 24 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 43.1 million people and South Africa at 94.3 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearAustraliaSouth AfricaWorld
202326.5 million63.2 million8.09 billion
202226.2 million62.4 million8.02 billion
202126 million61.5 million7.95 billion
202025.7 million60.6 million7.89 billion
201925.5 million59.6 million7.81 billion
201825.1 million58.6 million7.73 billion
201724.7 million57.6 million7.65 billion
201624.3 million57.3 million7.56 billion
201524 million56.7 million7.47 billion
201423.6 million55.6 million7.38 billion
201323.2 million54.7 million7.29 billion
201222.9 million53.8 million7.2 billion
201122.5 million53 million7.11 billion
201022.1 million52.3 million7.02 billion
200921.8 million51.7 million6.93 billion
200821.4 million51.1 million6.84 billion
200721 million50.5 million6.76 billion
200620.6 million50 million6.67 billion
200520.3 million49.5 million6.59 billion
200420.1 million49 million6.5 billion
200319.8 million48.5 million6.42 billion
200219.6 million48 million6.34 billion
200119.4 million47.6 million6.26 billion
200019.1 million47.2 million6.17 billion
199918.9 million46.7 million6.09 billion
199818.7 million46.2 million6.01 billion
199718.5 million45.7 million5.93 billion
199618.3 million45.1 million5.84 billion
199518.1 million44.5 million5.76 billion
199417.9 million44 million5.68 billion
199317.7 million43.3 million5.59 billion
199217.6 million42.4 million5.51 billion
199117.4 million41.7 million5.42 billion
199017.1 million40.8 million5.33 billion
198916.9 million39.6 million5.23 billion
198816.6 million38.5 million5.14 billion
198716.3 million37.3 million5.05 billion
198616.1 million36.2 million4.96 billion
198515.8 million35 million4.87 billion
198415.6 million33.9 million4.78 billion
198315.4 million32.7 million4.7 billion
198215.2 million31.6 million4.61 billion
198115 million30.5 million4.53 billion
198014.7 million29.5 million4.45 billion
197914.5 million28.6 million4.37 billion
197814.4 million27.9 million4.29 billion
197714.2 million27.1 million4.22 billion
197614.1 million26.4 million4.14 billion
197513.9 million25.7 million4.07 billion
197413.7 million25 million4 billion
197313.5 million24.3 million3.92 billion
197213.3 million23.6 million3.85 billion
197113 million22.9 million3.77 billion
197012.6 million22.3 million3.7 billion
196912.3 million21.6 million3.62 billion
196812 million21 million3.55 billion
196711.8 million20.3 million3.47 billion
196611.6 million19.7 million3.4 billion
196511.4 million19.1 million3.34 billion
196411.1 million18.5 million3.26 billion
196310.9 million18 million3.19 billion
196210.7 million17.4 million3.12 billion
196110.5 million16.9 million3.07 billion
196010.3 million16.4 million3.02 billion
195910.1 million16 million2.97 billion
19589.85 million15.6 million2.91 billion
19579.64 million15.2 million2.85 billion
19569.43 million14.9 million2.8 billion
19559.21 million14.5 million2.74 billion
19549 million14.2 million2.69 billion
19538.82 million13.9 million2.63 billion
19528.63 million13.6 million2.58 billion
19518.42 million13.3 million2.54 billion
19508.18 million13 million2.49 billion
19498.03 million12.8 million–
19487.89 million12.5 million–
19477.76 million12.3 million–
19467.64 million12 million–
19457.52 million11.8 million–
19447.4 million11.6 million–
19437.28 million11.4 million–
19427.16 million11.2 million–
19417.06 million11 million–
19406.97 million10.7 million–
19396.89 million10.5 million–
19386.82 million10.3 million–
19376.76 million10.1 million–
19366.7 million9.92 million–
19356.65 million9.72 million–
19346.59 million9.53 million–
19336.54 million9.34 million–
19326.48 million9.16 million–
19316.41 million8.97 million–
19306.33 million8.79 million–
19296.24 million8.62 million–
19286.14 million8.44 million–
19276.02 million8.27 million–
19265.91 million8.1 million–
19255.8 million7.93 million–
19245.69 million7.77 million–
19235.59 million7.61 million–
19225.48 million7.45 million–
19215.38 million7.3 million–
19205.27 million7.17 million–
19195.17 million7.04 million–
19185.07 million6.93 million–
19174.97 million6.82 million–
19164.87 million6.71 million–
19154.77 million6.61 million–
19144.68 million6.5 million–
19134.59 million6.4 million–
19124.49 million6.3 million–
19114.41 million6.2 million–
19104.33 million6.09 million–
19094.26 million5.99 million–
19084.19 million5.89 million–
19074.12 million5.79 million–
19064.06 million5.7 million–
19054 million5.6 million–
19043.94 million5.51 million–
19033.88 million5.41 million–
19023.82 million5.32 million–
19013.76 million5.24 million–
19003.69 million5.16 million–
18993.63 million5.1 million–
18983.57 million5.04 million–
18973.5 million4.98 million–
18963.44 million4.93 million–
18953.38 million4.88 million–
18943.31 million4.82 million–
18933.25 million4.77 million–
18923.2 million4.72 million–
18913.13 million4.67 million–
18903.05 million4.62 million–
18892.97 million4.57 million–
18882.88 million4.52 million–
18872.78 million4.48 million–
18862.69 million4.43 million–
18852.6 million4.38 million–
18842.51 million4.33 million–
18832.42 million4.29 million–
18822.34 million4.24 million–
18812.27 million4.2 million–
18802.2 million4.15 million–
18792.14 million4.11 million–
18782.09 million4.06 million–
18772.05 million4.02 million–
18762.01 million3.98 million–
18751.96 million3.93 million–
18741.92 million3.89 million–
18731.88 million3.85 million–
18721.84 million3.81 million–
18711.8 million3.77 million–
18701.76 million3.73 million–
18691.72 million3.69 million–
18681.67 million3.65 million–
18671.62 million3.61 million–
18661.58 million3.57 million–
18651.53 million3.53 million–
18641.49 million3.5 million–
18631.44 million3.46 million–
18621.4 million3.42 million–
18611.35 million3.39 million–
18601.29 million3.35 million–
18591.22 million3.31 million–
18581.14 million3.28 million–
18571.05 million3.24 million–
1856973,4003.21 million–
1855900,2003.17 million–
1854832,4003.14 million–
1853769,8003.11 million–
1852711,8003.07 million–
1851663,1003.03 million–
1850622,6002.99 million–
1849589,5002.94 million–
1848563,2002.88 million–
1847543,0002.82 million–
1846523,5002.75 million–
1845504,8002.69 million–
1844486,7002.64 million–
1843469,2002.58 million–
1842452,4002.52 million–
1841437,2002.47 million–
1840423,5002.41 million–
1839411,3002.36 million–
1838400,5002.31 million–
1837390,9002.26 million–
1836381,6002.21 million–
1835372,5002.16 million–
1834363,6002.11 million–
1833355,0002.07 million–
1832346,5002.02 million–
1831339,9001.98 million–
1830335,1001.93 million–
1829332,1001.89 million–
1828330,8001.85 million–
1827331,2001.81 million–
1826331,6001.77 million–
1825332,0001.73 million–
1824332,4001.69 million–
1823332,8001.66 million–
1822333,2001.62 million–
1821331,8001.6 million–
1820328,7001.59 million–
1819323,9001.57 million–
1818317,5001.56 million–
1817309,5001.56 million–
1816301,6001.55 million–
1815294,0001.54 million–
1814286,6001.53 million–
1813279,3001.52 million–
1812272,2001.52 million–
1811265,3001.51 million–
1810258,6001.5 million–
1809251,9001.5 million–
1808245,5001.49 million–
1807239,3001.49 million–
1806233,3001.48 million–
1805227,4001.48 million–
1804221,6001.47 million–
1803216,0001.46 million–
1802210,5001.46 million–
1801205,2001.45 million–
1800200,0001.45 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAustraliaSouth AfricaWorld
202426.7 million26.7 million–26.8 million64 million63.7 million–64.3 million8.16 billion
202527 million26.8 million–27.2 million64.8 million64 million–65.5 million8.23 billion
202627.2 million26.9 million–27.6 million65.5 million64.3 million–66.7 million8.3 billion
202727.5 million26.9 million–28 million66.1 million64.6 million–67.8 million8.37 billion
202827.7 million27 million–28.4 million66.8 million64.9 million–69 million8.44 billion
202928 million27 million–28.8 million67.5 million65.2 million–70.1 million8.5 billion
203028.2 million27 million–29.2 million68.2 million65.5 million–71.2 million8.57 billion
203128.4 million27 million–29.7 million68.8 million65.8 million–72.3 million8.63 billion
203228.6 million27 million–30.1 million69.4 million66 million–73.4 million8.7 billion
203328.9 million27 million–30.5 million70 million66.3 million–74.5 million8.76 billion
203429.1 million26.9 million–30.9 million70.6 million66.5 million–75.5 million8.82 billion
203529.3 million26.9 million–31.3 million71.2 million66.7 million–76.4 million8.89 billion
203629.5 million26.9 million–31.7 million71.8 million67 million–77.5 million8.95 billion
203729.7 million26.8 million–32.1 million72.4 million67.2 million–78.5 million9.01 billion
203829.9 million26.7 million–32.6 million73 million67.3 million–79.5 million9.06 billion
203930.2 million26.7 million–33 million73.5 million67.4 million–80.5 million9.12 billion
204030.4 million26.6 million–33.4 million74 million67.5 million–81.5 million9.18 billion
204130.6 million26.5 million–33.8 million74.6 million67.6 million–82.4 million9.23 billion
204230.8 million26.5 million–34.3 million75.1 million67.8 million–83.5 million9.29 billion
204331 million26.4 million–34.7 million75.6 million67.9 million–84.6 million9.34 billion
204431.2 million26.3 million–35.1 million76.2 million67.9 million–85.7 million9.39 billion
204531.4 million26.2 million–35.5 million76.7 million68 million–86.9 million9.44 billion
204631.7 million26.1 million–36 million77.2 million68.1 million–88 million9.49 billion
204731.9 million26 million–36.4 million77.7 million68.1 million–89.1 million9.54 billion
204832.1 million25.9 million–36.8 million78.2 million68.1 million–90.4 million9.58 billion
204932.3 million25.9 million–37.2 million78.7 million68.2 million–91.6 million9.62 billion
205032.5 million25.8 million–37.7 million79.2 million68.3 million–92.7 million9.66 billion
205132.7 million25.7 million–38.2 million79.7 million68.4 million–93.8 million9.7 billion
205232.9 million25.6 million–38.6 million80.1 million68.4 million–95.1 million9.74 billion
205333.1 million25.4 million–39.2 million80.6 million68.4 million–96.4 million9.78 billion
205433.3 million25.3 million–39.7 million81 million68.4 million–97.2 million9.81 billion
205533.5 million25.2 million–40.1 million81.4 million68.3 million–98.2 million9.85 billion
205633.8 million25.1 million–40.5 million81.8 million68.2 million–99.4 million9.88 billion
205734 million25 million–40.9 million82.3 million68 million–101 million9.91 billion
205834.2 million24.8 million–41.4 million82.7 million67.9 million–102 million9.94 billion
205934.4 million24.7 million–41.9 million83.1 million67.8 million–103 million9.96 billion
206034.6 million24.6 million–42.3 million83.4 million67.5 million–104 million9.99 billion
206134.8 million24.5 million–42.9 million83.8 million67.2 million–106 million10 billion
206235 million24.4 million–43.5 million84.2 million67.1 million–107 million10 billion
206335.2 million24.3 million–44.1 million84.6 million67 million–108 million10.1 billion
206435.4 million24.1 million–44.6 million84.9 million66.9 million–109 million10.1 billion
206535.6 million23.8 million–45.2 million85.3 million66.6 million–110 million10.1 billion
206635.8 million23.7 million–45.7 million85.6 million66.3 million–112 million10.1 billion
206736 million23.5 million–46.2 million85.9 million66.1 million–113 million10.1 billion
206836.2 million23.2 million–46.7 million86.2 million65.7 million–115 million10.2 billion
206936.4 million23 million–47.2 million86.5 million65.3 million–116 million10.2 billion
207036.6 million22.7 million–47.9 million86.9 million65 million–117 million10.2 billion
207136.8 million22.5 million–48.5 million87.2 million64.8 million–118 million10.2 billion
207237 million22.4 million–49 million87.5 million64.6 million–119 million10.2 billion
207337.3 million22.1 million–49.7 million87.8 million64.3 million–120 million10.2 billion
207437.5 million21.9 million–50.3 million88.1 million63.9 million–121 million10.2 billion
207537.7 million21.7 million–50.8 million88.3 million63.6 million–123 million10.3 billion
207637.9 million21.6 million–51.4 million88.6 million63.3 million–124 million10.3 billion
207738.1 million21.5 million–51.9 million88.9 million63.2 million–125 million10.3 billion
207838.3 million21.4 million–52.6 million89.1 million62.8 million–126 million10.3 billion
207938.5 million21.2 million–53.1 million89.4 million62.4 million–128 million10.3 billion
208038.7 million21 million–53.5 million89.7 million62 million–129 million10.3 billion
208138.9 million20.8 million–54 million89.9 million61.6 million–130 million10.3 billion
208239.1 million20.5 million–54.6 million90.2 million61.5 million–132 million10.3 billion
208339.3 million20.3 million–55.5 million90.5 million61.3 million–133 million10.3 billion
208439.6 million20 million–56.2 million90.7 million60.9 million–135 million10.3 billion
208539.8 million19.9 million–56.7 million91 million60.6 million–136 million10.3 billion
208640 million19.8 million–57.3 million91.2 million60.1 million–138 million10.3 billion
208740.2 million19.4 million–57.9 million91.4 million59.8 million–139 million10.3 billion
208840.4 million19 million–58.5 million91.7 million59.3 million–141 million10.3 billion
208940.7 million18.7 million–59.2 million91.9 million58.6 million–142 million10.3 billion
209040.9 million18.6 million–59.8 million92.2 million58.1 million–144 million10.3 billion
209141.1 million18.4 million–60.5 million92.4 million57.7 million–146 million10.3 billion
209241.3 million18.1 million–61.2 million92.6 million57.2 million–147 million10.3 billion
209341.6 million17.9 million–62 million92.9 million56.8 million–148 million10.3 billion
209441.8 million17.5 million–62.6 million93.1 million56.4 million–150 million10.2 billion
209542 million17.3 million–63.4 million93.3 million55.9 million–152 million10.2 billion
209642.2 million17 million–64.2 million93.5 million55.5 million–153 million10.2 billion
209742.5 million16.8 million–64.9 million93.7 million55 million–155 million10.2 billion
209842.7 million16.6 million–65.7 million93.9 million54.2 million–156 million10.2 billion
209942.9 million16.4 million–66.4 million94.1 million53.5 million–158 million10.2 billion
210043.1 million16.4 million–67 million94.3 million53.3 million–159 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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