Egypt vs South Africa

Egypt vs South Africa: Population

Population in 2023: 115 million people in Egypt and 63.2 million people in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Egypt, by 51.3 million people, or 1.81 times that in South Africa.

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Egypt vs South Africa: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 115 million people in Egypt and 63.2 million people in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Egypt, by 51.3 million people, or 1.81 times that in South Africa.
EgyptSouth AfricaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Egypt has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Egypt ranked 14 and South Africa ranked 24 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Egypt at 202 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

YearEgyptSouth AfricaWorld
2023115 million63.2 million8.09 billion
2022113 million62.4 million8.02 billion
2021111 million61.5 million7.95 billion
2020109 million60.6 million7.89 billion
2019108 million59.6 million7.81 billion
2018106 million58.6 million7.73 billion
2017104 million57.6 million7.65 billion
2016102 million57.3 million7.56 billion
201599.6 million56.7 million7.47 billion
201497.5 million55.6 million7.38 billion
201395.3 million54.7 million7.29 billion
201293.2 million53.8 million7.2 billion
201191.1 million53 million7.11 billion
201089.2 million52.3 million7.02 billion
200987.5 million51.7 million6.93 billion
200885.9 million51.1 million6.84 billion
200784.3 million50.5 million6.76 billion
200682.7 million50 million6.67 billion
200581.1 million49.5 million6.59 billion
200479.5 million49 million6.5 billion
200377.9 million48.5 million6.42 billion
200276.2 million48 million6.34 billion
200174.7 million47.6 million6.26 billion
200073.1 million47.2 million6.17 billion
199971.5 million46.7 million6.09 billion
199869.9 million46.2 million6.01 billion
199768.4 million45.7 million5.93 billion
199667 million45.1 million5.84 billion
199565.7 million44.5 million5.76 billion
199464.3 million44 million5.68 billion
199362.9 million43.3 million5.59 billion
199261.5 million42.4 million5.51 billion
199160 million41.7 million5.42 billion
199058.4 million40.8 million5.33 billion
198956.7 million39.6 million5.23 billion
198855.2 million38.5 million5.14 billion
198753.7 million37.3 million5.05 billion
198652.2 million36.2 million4.96 billion
198550.7 million35 million4.87 billion
198449.3 million33.9 million4.78 billion
198347.8 million32.7 million4.7 billion
198246.4 million31.6 million4.61 billion
198145.2 million30.5 million4.53 billion
198044 million29.5 million4.45 billion
197942.8 million28.6 million4.37 billion
197841.8 million27.9 million4.29 billion
197740.8 million27.1 million4.22 billion
197639.8 million26.4 million4.14 billion
197538.9 million25.7 million4.07 billion
197438 million25 million4 billion
197337.1 million24.3 million3.92 billion
197236.3 million23.6 million3.85 billion
197135.4 million22.9 million3.77 billion
197034.6 million22.3 million3.7 billion
196933.8 million21.6 million3.62 billion
196833 million21 million3.55 billion
196732.2 million20.3 million3.47 billion
196631.4 million19.7 million3.4 billion
196530.6 million19.1 million3.34 billion
196429.9 million18.5 million3.26 billion
196329.1 million18 million3.19 billion
196228.3 million17.4 million3.12 billion
196127.6 million16.9 million3.07 billion
196026.9 million16.4 million3.02 billion
195926.2 million16 million2.97 billion
195825.6 million15.6 million2.91 billion
195725 million15.2 million2.85 billion
195624.4 million14.9 million2.8 billion
195523.8 million14.5 million2.74 billion
195423.2 million14.2 million2.69 billion
195322.6 million13.9 million2.63 billion
195222.1 million13.6 million2.58 billion
195121.6 million13.3 million2.54 billion
195021.2 million13 million2.49 billion
194920.6 million12.8 million–
194820.1 million12.5 million–
194719.6 million12.3 million–
194619.1 million12 million–
194518.6 million11.8 million–
194418.1 million11.6 million–
194317.6 million11.4 million–
194217.2 million11.2 million–
194116.8 million11 million–
194016.4 million10.7 million–
193916.1 million10.5 million–
193815.9 million10.3 million–
193715.7 million10.1 million–
193615.4 million9.92 million–
193515.2 million9.72 million–
193415 million9.53 million–
193314.8 million9.34 million–
193214.6 million9.16 million–
193114.4 million8.97 million–
193014.3 million8.79 million–
192914.1 million8.62 million–
192813.9 million8.44 million–
192713.8 million8.27 million–
192613.6 million8.1 million–
192513.5 million7.93 million–
192413.3 million7.77 million–
192313.2 million7.61 million–
192213 million7.45 million–
192112.9 million7.3 million–
192012.7 million7.17 million–
191912.6 million7.04 million–
191812.4 million6.93 million–
191712.3 million6.82 million–
191612.2 million6.71 million–
191512 million6.61 million–
191411.9 million6.5 million–
191311.8 million6.4 million–
191211.6 million6.3 million–
191111.5 million6.2 million–
191011.4 million6.09 million–
190911.2 million5.99 million–
190811.1 million5.89 million–
190710.9 million5.79 million–
190610.8 million5.7 million–
190510.6 million5.6 million–
190410.5 million5.51 million–
190310.4 million5.41 million–
190210.2 million5.32 million–
190110.1 million5.24 million–
19009.94 million5.16 million–
18999.8 million5.1 million–
18989.67 million5.04 million–
18979.53 million4.98 million–
18969.4 million4.93 million–
18959.27 million4.88 million–
18949.14 million4.82 million–
18939.01 million4.77 million–
18928.89 million4.72 million–
18918.76 million4.67 million–
18908.64 million4.62 million–
18898.53 million4.57 million–
18888.42 million4.52 million–
18878.31 million4.48 million–
18868.2 million4.43 million–
18858.09 million4.38 million–
18847.99 million4.33 million–
18837.88 million4.29 million–
18827.78 million4.24 million–
18817.68 million4.2 million–
18807.6 million4.15 million–
18797.51 million4.11 million–
18787.44 million4.06 million–
18777.36 million4.02 million–
18767.29 million3.98 million–
18757.22 million3.93 million–
18747.16 million3.89 million–
18737.09 million3.85 million–
18727.02 million3.81 million–
18716.95 million3.77 million–
18706.89 million3.73 million–
18696.82 million3.69 million–
18686.76 million3.65 million–
18676.69 million3.61 million–
18666.63 million3.57 million–
18656.56 million3.53 million–
18646.5 million3.5 million–
18636.44 million3.46 million–
18626.38 million3.42 million–
18616.32 million3.39 million–
18606.26 million3.35 million–
18596.2 million3.31 million–
18586.14 million3.28 million–
18576.08 million3.24 million–
18566.02 million3.21 million–
18555.96 million3.17 million–
18545.91 million3.14 million–
18535.85 million3.11 million–
18525.79 million3.07 million–
18515.72 million3.03 million–
18505.64 million2.99 million–
18495.54 million2.94 million–
18485.42 million2.88 million–
18475.29 million2.82 million–
18465.17 million2.75 million–
18455.05 million2.69 million–
18444.93 million2.64 million–
18434.81 million2.58 million–
18424.7 million2.52 million–
18414.61 million2.47 million–
18404.53 million2.41 million–
18394.48 million2.36 million–
18384.45 million2.31 million–
18374.43 million2.26 million–
18364.42 million2.21 million–
18354.4 million2.16 million–
18344.39 million2.11 million–
18334.38 million2.07 million–
18324.36 million2.02 million–
18314.35 million1.98 million–
18304.33 million1.93 million–
18294.32 million1.89 million–
18284.31 million1.85 million–
18274.29 million1.81 million–
18264.28 million1.77 million–
18254.26 million1.73 million–
18244.25 million1.69 million–
18234.24 million1.66 million–
18224.22 million1.62 million–
18214.2 million1.6 million–
18204.18 million1.59 million–
18194.15 million1.57 million–
18184.12 million1.56 million–
18174.08 million1.56 million–
18164.05 million1.55 million–
18154.01 million1.54 million–
18143.97 million1.53 million–
18133.94 million1.52 million–
18123.9 million1.52 million–
18113.87 million1.51 million–
18103.83 million1.5 million–
18093.8 million1.5 million–
18083.76 million1.49 million–
18073.73 million1.49 million–
18063.7 million1.48 million–
18053.66 million1.48 million–
18043.63 million1.47 million–
18033.6 million1.46 million–
18023.56 million1.46 million–
18013.53 million1.45 million–
18003.5 million1.45 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearEgyptSouth AfricaWorld
2024117 million116 million–117 million64 million63.7 million–64.3 million8.16 billion
2025118 million117 million–119 million64.8 million64 million–65.5 million8.23 billion
2026120 million119 million–122 million65.5 million64.3 million–66.7 million8.3 billion
2027122 million120 million–124 million66.1 million64.6 million–67.8 million8.37 billion
2028124 million121 million–126 million66.8 million64.9 million–69 million8.44 billion
2029125 million122 million–129 million67.5 million65.2 million–70.1 million8.5 billion
2030127 million124 million–132 million68.2 million65.5 million–71.2 million8.57 billion
2031129 million125 million–134 million68.8 million65.8 million–72.3 million8.63 billion
2032131 million126 million–137 million69.4 million66 million–73.4 million8.7 billion
2033133 million127 million–139 million70 million66.3 million–74.5 million8.76 billion
2034134 million128 million–142 million70.6 million66.5 million–75.5 million8.82 billion
2035136 million129 million–145 million71.2 million66.7 million–76.4 million8.89 billion
2036138 million130 million–147 million71.8 million67 million–77.5 million8.95 billion
2037140 million131 million–150 million72.4 million67.2 million–78.5 million9.01 billion
2038142 million132 million–153 million73 million67.3 million–79.5 million9.06 billion
2039143 million133 million–156 million73.5 million67.4 million–80.5 million9.12 billion
2040145 million134 million–158 million74 million67.5 million–81.5 million9.18 billion
2041147 million135 million–161 million74.6 million67.6 million–82.4 million9.23 billion
2042149 million136 million–164 million75.1 million67.8 million–83.5 million9.29 billion
2043151 million137 million–167 million75.6 million67.9 million–84.6 million9.34 billion
2044152 million138 million–169 million76.2 million67.9 million–85.7 million9.39 billion
2045154 million138 million–172 million76.7 million68 million–86.9 million9.44 billion
2046156 million139 million–175 million77.2 million68.1 million–88 million9.49 billion
2047157 million140 million–178 million77.7 million68.1 million–89.1 million9.54 billion
2048159 million140 million–180 million78.2 million68.1 million–90.4 million9.58 billion
2049160 million141 million–183 million78.7 million68.2 million–91.6 million9.62 billion
2050162 million142 million–186 million79.2 million68.3 million–92.7 million9.66 billion
2051163 million142 million–189 million79.7 million68.4 million–93.8 million9.7 billion
2052165 million143 million–192 million80.1 million68.4 million–95.1 million9.74 billion
2053166 million143 million–194 million80.6 million68.4 million–96.4 million9.78 billion
2054167 million144 million–197 million81 million68.4 million–97.2 million9.81 billion
2055169 million144 million–200 million81.4 million68.3 million–98.2 million9.85 billion
2056170 million144 million–203 million81.8 million68.2 million–99.4 million9.88 billion
2057171 million145 million–206 million82.3 million68 million–101 million9.91 billion
2058172 million145 million–209 million82.7 million67.9 million–102 million9.94 billion
2059174 million145 million–212 million83.1 million67.8 million–103 million9.96 billion
2060175 million145 million–215 million83.4 million67.5 million–104 million9.99 billion
2061176 million145 million–218 million83.8 million67.2 million–106 million10 billion
2062177 million145 million–222 million84.2 million67.1 million–107 million10 billion
2063178 million146 million–225 million84.6 million67 million–108 million10.1 billion
2064180 million146 million–228 million84.9 million66.9 million–109 million10.1 billion
2065181 million146 million–231 million85.3 million66.6 million–110 million10.1 billion
2066182 million145 million–234 million85.6 million66.3 million–112 million10.1 billion
2067183 million145 million–237 million85.9 million66.1 million–113 million10.1 billion
2068184 million145 million–240 million86.2 million65.7 million–115 million10.2 billion
2069185 million145 million–244 million86.5 million65.3 million–116 million10.2 billion
2070186 million144 million–247 million86.9 million65 million–117 million10.2 billion
2071187 million144 million–251 million87.2 million64.8 million–118 million10.2 billion
2072188 million144 million–255 million87.5 million64.6 million–119 million10.2 billion
2073189 million144 million–258 million87.8 million64.3 million–120 million10.2 billion
2074190 million144 million–262 million88.1 million63.9 million–121 million10.2 billion
2075191 million143 million–265 million88.3 million63.6 million–123 million10.3 billion
2076191 million143 million–268 million88.6 million63.3 million–124 million10.3 billion
2077192 million142 million–272 million88.9 million63.2 million–125 million10.3 billion
2078193 million141 million–275 million89.1 million62.8 million–126 million10.3 billion
2079194 million141 million–278 million89.4 million62.4 million–128 million10.3 billion
2080194 million140 million–281 million89.7 million62 million–129 million10.3 billion
2081195 million140 million–284 million89.9 million61.6 million–130 million10.3 billion
2082196 million139 million–286 million90.2 million61.5 million–132 million10.3 billion
2083196 million139 million–289 million90.5 million61.3 million–133 million10.3 billion
2084197 million138 million–293 million90.7 million60.9 million–135 million10.3 billion
2085197 million137 million–296 million91 million60.6 million–136 million10.3 billion
2086198 million136 million–299 million91.2 million60.1 million–138 million10.3 billion
2087198 million136 million–303 million91.4 million59.8 million–139 million10.3 billion
2088199 million135 million–308 million91.7 million59.3 million–141 million10.3 billion
2089199 million134 million–313 million91.9 million58.6 million–142 million10.3 billion
2090200 million133 million–316 million92.2 million58.1 million–144 million10.3 billion
2091200 million132 million–319 million92.4 million57.7 million–146 million10.3 billion
2092200 million131 million–323 million92.6 million57.2 million–147 million10.3 billion
2093201 million130 million–326 million92.9 million56.8 million–148 million10.3 billion
2094201 million129 million–330 million93.1 million56.4 million–150 million10.2 billion
2095201 million128 million–332 million93.3 million55.9 million–152 million10.2 billion
2096201 million127 million–335 million93.5 million55.5 million–153 million10.2 billion
2097202 million126 million–339 million93.7 million55 million–155 million10.2 billion
2098202 million125 million–341 million93.9 million54.2 million–156 million10.2 billion
2099202 million124 million–344 million94.1 million53.5 million–158 million10.2 billion
2100202 million123 million–347 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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