Canada vs South Africa

Canada vs South Africa: Population

Population in 2023: 39.3 million people in Canada and 63.2 million people in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 23.9 million people, or 1.61 times that in Canada.

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Canada vs South Africa: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 39.3 million people in Canada and 63.2 million people in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 23.9 million people, or 1.61 times that in Canada.
CanadaSouth AfricaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher since 1968, when it overtook Canada.
  • In 2023, Canada ranked 38 and South Africa ranked 24 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Canada at 53.6 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

YearCanadaSouth AfricaWorld
202339.3 million63.2 million8.09 billion
202238.8 million62.4 million8.02 billion
202138.5 million61.5 million7.95 billion
202038.2 million60.6 million7.89 billion
201937.8 million59.6 million7.81 billion
201837.3 million58.6 million7.73 billion
201736.8 million57.6 million7.65 billion
201636.4 million57.3 million7.56 billion
201536 million56.7 million7.47 billion
201435.6 million55.6 million7.38 billion
201335.3 million54.7 million7.29 billion
201234.9 million53.8 million7.2 billion
201134.6 million53 million7.11 billion
201034.2 million52.3 million7.02 billion
200933.8 million51.7 million6.93 billion
200833.5 million51.1 million6.84 billion
200733.1 million50.5 million6.76 billion
200632.8 million50 million6.67 billion
200532.4 million49.5 million6.59 billion
200432.1 million49 million6.5 billion
200331.8 million48.5 million6.42 billion
200231.5 million48 million6.34 billion
200131.2 million47.6 million6.26 billion
200030.9 million47.2 million6.17 billion
199930.6 million46.7 million6.09 billion
199830.3 million46.2 million6.01 billion
199730.1 million45.7 million5.93 billion
199629.8 million45.1 million5.84 billion
199529.5 million44.5 million5.76 billion
199429.2 million44 million5.68 billion
199328.8 million43.3 million5.59 billion
199228.5 million42.4 million5.51 billion
199128.2 million41.7 million5.42 billion
199027.8 million40.8 million5.33 billion
198927.4 million39.6 million5.23 billion
198826.9 million38.5 million5.14 billion
198726.5 million37.3 million5.05 billion
198626.2 million36.2 million4.96 billion
198525.9 million35 million4.87 billion
198425.7 million33.9 million4.78 billion
198325.4 million32.7 million4.7 billion
198225.1 million31.6 million4.61 billion
198124.8 million30.5 million4.53 billion
198024.5 million29.5 million4.45 billion
197924.2 million28.6 million4.37 billion
197824 million27.9 million4.29 billion
197723.7 million27.1 million4.22 billion
197623.5 million26.4 million4.14 billion
197523.2 million25.7 million4.07 billion
197422.8 million25 million4 billion
197322.5 million24.3 million3.92 billion
197222.2 million23.6 million3.85 billion
197121.9 million22.9 million3.77 billion
197021.4 million22.3 million3.7 billion
196921 million21.6 million3.62 billion
196820.7 million21 million3.55 billion
196720.4 million20.3 million3.47 billion
196620.1 million19.7 million3.4 billion
196519.7 million19.1 million3.34 billion
196419.3 million18.5 million3.26 billion
196319 million18 million3.19 billion
196218.6 million17.4 million3.12 billion
196118.3 million16.9 million3.07 billion
196017.9 million16.4 million3.02 billion
195917.5 million16 million2.97 billion
195817.1 million15.6 million2.91 billion
195716.6 million15.2 million2.85 billion
195616.2 million14.9 million2.8 billion
195515.7 million14.5 million2.74 billion
195415.3 million14.2 million2.69 billion
195314.9 million13.9 million2.63 billion
195214.5 million13.6 million2.58 billion
195114.1 million13.3 million2.54 billion
195013.7 million13 million2.49 billion
194913.5 million12.8 million–
194813.2 million12.5 million–
194713 million12.3 million–
194612.7 million12 million–
194512.5 million11.8 million–
194412.3 million11.6 million–
194312 million11.4 million–
194211.8 million11.2 million–
194111.6 million11 million–
194011.5 million10.7 million–
193911.3 million10.5 million–
193811.2 million10.3 million–
193711 million10.1 million–
193610.9 million9.92 million–
193510.8 million9.72 million–
193410.7 million9.53 million–
193310.6 million9.34 million–
193210.5 million9.16 million–
193110.3 million8.97 million–
193010.2 million8.79 million–
192910 million8.62 million–
19289.88 million8.44 million–
19279.71 million8.27 million–
19269.54 million8.1 million–
19259.37 million7.93 million–
19249.21 million7.77 million–
19239.05 million7.61 million–
19228.89 million7.45 million–
19218.73 million7.3 million–
19208.57 million7.17 million–
19198.41 million7.04 million–
19188.25 million6.93 million–
19178.08 million6.82 million–
19167.92 million6.71 million–
19157.77 million6.61 million–
19147.61 million6.5 million–
19137.46 million6.4 million–
19127.32 million6.3 million–
19117.16 million6.2 million–
19107 million6.09 million–
19096.84 million5.99 million–
19086.66 million5.89 million–
19076.48 million5.79 million–
19066.31 million5.7 million–
19056.14 million5.6 million–
19045.98 million5.51 million–
19035.82 million5.41 million–
19025.66 million5.32 million–
19015.53 million5.24 million–
19005.41 million5.16 million–
18995.32 million5.1 million–
18985.25 million5.04 million–
18975.2 million4.98 million–
18965.15 million4.93 million–
18955.1 million4.88 million–
18945.05 million4.82 million–
18934.99 million4.77 million–
18924.95 million4.72 million–
18914.89 million4.67 million–
18904.84 million4.62 million–
18894.79 million4.57 million–
18884.74 million4.52 million–
18874.69 million4.48 million–
18864.64 million4.43 million–
18854.58 million4.38 million–
18844.53 million4.33 million–
18834.48 million4.29 million–
18824.43 million4.24 million–
18814.38 million4.2 million–
18804.33 million4.15 million–
18794.27 million4.11 million–
18784.21 million4.06 million–
18774.15 million4.02 million–
18764.09 million3.98 million–
18754.04 million3.93 million–
18743.98 million3.89 million–
18733.92 million3.85 million–
18723.86 million3.81 million–
18713.81 million3.77 million–
18703.76 million3.73 million–
18693.72 million3.69 million–
18683.67 million3.65 million–
18673.63 million3.61 million–
18663.59 million3.57 million–
18653.55 million3.53 million–
18643.51 million3.5 million–
18633.47 million3.46 million–
18623.43 million3.42 million–
18613.38 million3.39 million–
18603.32 million3.35 million–
18593.25 million3.31 million–
18583.16 million3.28 million–
18573.07 million3.24 million–
18562.98 million3.21 million–
18552.89 million3.17 million–
18542.81 million3.14 million–
18532.72 million3.11 million–
18522.64 million3.07 million–
18512.56 million3.03 million–
18502.48 million2.99 million–
18492.39 million2.94 million–
18482.31 million2.88 million–
18472.22 million2.82 million–
18462.14 million2.75 million–
18452.06 million2.69 million–
18441.98 million2.64 million–
18431.91 million2.58 million–
18421.83 million2.52 million–
18411.77 million2.47 million–
18401.7 million2.41 million–
18391.64 million2.36 million–
18381.58 million2.31 million–
18371.52 million2.26 million–
18361.46 million2.21 million–
18351.41 million2.16 million–
18341.36 million2.11 million–
18331.31 million2.07 million–
18321.26 million2.02 million–
18311.22 million1.98 million–
18301.17 million1.93 million–
18291.13 million1.89 million–
18281.09 million1.85 million–
18271.05 million1.81 million–
18261.01 million1.77 million–
1825977,9001.73 million–
1824943,4001.69 million–
1823910,1001.66 million–
1822878,0001.62 million–
1821848,8001.6 million–
1820822,4001.59 million–
1819798,7001.57 million–
1818777,5001.56 million–
1817758,7001.56 million–
1816740,3001.55 million–
1815722,4001.54 million–
1814704,9001.53 million–
1813687,9001.52 million–
1812671,2001.52 million–
1811655,0001.51 million–
1810639,1001.5 million–
1809623,3001.5 million–
1808608,2001.49 million–
1807593,5001.49 million–
1806579,1001.48 million–
1805565,1001.48 million–
1804551,5001.47 million–
1803538,1001.46 million–
1802525,1001.46 million–
1801512,4001.45 million–
1800500,0001.45 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCanadaSouth AfricaWorld
202439.7 million39.7 million–39.9 million64 million63.7 million–64.3 million8.16 billion
202540.1 million39.9 million–40.4 million64.8 million64 million–65.5 million8.23 billion
202640.5 million40 million–41 million65.5 million64.3 million–66.7 million8.3 billion
202740.8 million40.2 million–41.5 million66.1 million64.6 million–67.8 million8.37 billion
202841.1 million40.3 million–42.1 million66.8 million64.9 million–69 million8.44 billion
202941.4 million40.4 million–42.7 million67.5 million65.2 million–70.1 million8.5 billion
203041.7 million40.4 million–43.2 million68.2 million65.5 million–71.2 million8.57 billion
203141.9 million40.4 million–43.8 million68.8 million65.8 million–72.3 million8.63 billion
203242.2 million40.4 million–44.3 million69.4 million66 million–73.4 million8.7 billion
203342.4 million40.4 million–44.9 million70 million66.3 million–74.5 million8.76 billion
203442.7 million40.4 million–45.5 million70.6 million66.5 million–75.5 million8.82 billion
203542.9 million40.3 million–46.1 million71.2 million66.7 million–76.4 million8.89 billion
203643.1 million40.3 million–46.8 million71.8 million67 million–77.5 million8.95 billion
203743.3 million40.2 million–47.5 million72.4 million67.2 million–78.5 million9.01 billion
203843.6 million40.1 million–48 million73 million67.3 million–79.5 million9.06 billion
203943.8 million39.9 million–48.6 million73.5 million67.4 million–80.5 million9.12 billion
204044 million39.8 million–49.3 million74 million67.5 million–81.5 million9.18 billion
204144.1 million39.7 million–49.8 million74.6 million67.6 million–82.4 million9.23 billion
204244.3 million39.6 million–50.5 million75.1 million67.8 million–83.5 million9.29 billion
204344.5 million39.3 million–51.1 million75.6 million67.9 million–84.6 million9.34 billion
204444.7 million39 million–51.7 million76.2 million67.9 million–85.7 million9.39 billion
204544.9 million38.7 million–52.2 million76.7 million68 million–86.9 million9.44 billion
204645 million38.5 million–52.7 million77.2 million68.1 million–88 million9.49 billion
204745.2 million38.2 million–53.1 million77.7 million68.1 million–89.1 million9.54 billion
204845.3 million38.1 million–53.6 million78.2 million68.1 million–90.4 million9.58 billion
204945.5 million38 million–54.1 million78.7 million68.2 million–91.6 million9.62 billion
205045.6 million37.8 million–54.8 million79.2 million68.3 million–92.7 million9.66 billion
205145.8 million37.5 million–55.4 million79.7 million68.4 million–93.8 million9.7 billion
205245.9 million37.3 million–55.9 million80.1 million68.4 million–95.1 million9.74 billion
205346.1 million37.1 million–56.3 million80.6 million68.4 million–96.4 million9.78 billion
205446.2 million36.9 million–56.8 million81 million68.4 million–97.2 million9.81 billion
205546.4 million36.7 million–57.4 million81.4 million68.3 million–98.2 million9.85 billion
205646.5 million36.4 million–57.7 million81.8 million68.2 million–99.4 million9.88 billion
205746.7 million36.1 million–58.2 million82.3 million68 million–101 million9.91 billion
205846.8 million35.9 million–58.8 million82.7 million67.9 million–102 million9.94 billion
205947 million35.6 million–59.4 million83.1 million67.8 million–103 million9.96 billion
206047.2 million35.3 million–59.8 million83.4 million67.5 million–104 million9.99 billion
206147.3 million35 million–60.5 million83.8 million67.2 million–106 million10 billion
206247.5 million34.7 million–61.3 million84.2 million67.1 million–107 million10 billion
206347.7 million34.4 million–62 million84.6 million67 million–108 million10.1 billion
206447.8 million34 million–62.4 million84.9 million66.9 million–109 million10.1 billion
206548 million33.7 million–62.8 million85.3 million66.6 million–110 million10.1 billion
206648.2 million33.4 million–63.3 million85.6 million66.3 million–112 million10.1 billion
206748.4 million33.2 million–63.9 million85.9 million66.1 million–113 million10.1 billion
206848.5 million32.9 million–64.6 million86.2 million65.7 million–115 million10.2 billion
206948.7 million32.6 million–65.3 million86.5 million65.3 million–116 million10.2 billion
207048.9 million32.1 million–66 million86.9 million65 million–117 million10.2 billion
207149 million31.7 million–66.9 million87.2 million64.8 million–118 million10.2 billion
207249.2 million31.3 million–67.8 million87.5 million64.6 million–119 million10.2 billion
207349.4 million30.9 million–68.7 million87.8 million64.3 million–120 million10.2 billion
207449.5 million30.5 million–69.5 million88.1 million63.9 million–121 million10.2 billion
207549.7 million30.2 million–70.3 million88.3 million63.6 million–123 million10.3 billion
207649.8 million29.9 million–70.9 million88.6 million63.3 million–124 million10.3 billion
207750 million29.5 million–71.3 million88.9 million63.2 million–125 million10.3 billion
207850.1 million29 million–71.9 million89.1 million62.8 million–126 million10.3 billion
207950.3 million28.6 million–72.7 million89.4 million62.4 million–128 million10.3 billion
208050.5 million28.3 million–73.5 million89.7 million62 million–129 million10.3 billion
208150.6 million28 million–74.2 million89.9 million61.6 million–130 million10.3 billion
208250.8 million27.8 million–74.9 million90.2 million61.5 million–132 million10.3 billion
208350.9 million27.5 million–75.7 million90.5 million61.3 million–133 million10.3 billion
208451.1 million27.1 million–76.4 million90.7 million60.9 million–135 million10.3 billion
208551.2 million26.7 million–76.8 million91 million60.6 million–136 million10.3 billion
208651.4 million26.3 million–77.5 million91.2 million60.1 million–138 million10.3 billion
208751.5 million25.8 million–78.3 million91.4 million59.8 million–139 million10.3 billion
208851.7 million25.6 million–78.9 million91.7 million59.3 million–141 million10.3 billion
208951.8 million25.3 million–79.5 million91.9 million58.6 million–142 million10.3 billion
209052 million25 million–80.6 million92.2 million58.1 million–144 million10.3 billion
209152.1 million24.8 million–81.9 million92.4 million57.7 million–146 million10.3 billion
209252.3 million24.3 million–83 million92.6 million57.2 million–147 million10.3 billion
209352.4 million23.9 million–83.9 million92.9 million56.8 million–148 million10.3 billion
209452.6 million23.6 million–84.6 million93.1 million56.4 million–150 million10.2 billion
209552.7 million23.2 million–85.2 million93.3 million55.9 million–152 million10.2 billion
209652.9 million22.8 million–86 million93.5 million55.5 million–153 million10.2 billion
209753.1 million22.5 million–87 million93.7 million55 million–155 million10.2 billion
209853.3 million22.2 million–87.6 million93.9 million54.2 million–156 million10.2 billion
209953.4 million22 million–88.3 million94.1 million53.5 million–158 million10.2 billion
210053.6 million21.8 million–89.4 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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