Iran vs South Africa

Iran vs South Africa: Population

Population in 2023: 90.6 million people in Iran and 63.2 million people in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 27.4 million people, or 1.43 times that in South Africa.

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Iran vs South Africa: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 90.6 million people in Iran and 63.2 million people in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 27.4 million people, or 1.43 times that in South Africa.
IranSouth AfricaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Iran has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Iran ranked 17 and South Africa ranked 24 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iran at 80.1 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

YearIranSouth AfricaWorld
202390.6 million63.2 million8.09 billion
202289.5 million62.4 million8.02 billion
202188.5 million61.5 million7.95 billion
202087.7 million60.6 million7.89 billion
201987.1 million59.6 million7.81 billion
201886.1 million58.6 million7.73 billion
201785 million57.6 million7.65 billion
201683.8 million57.3 million7.56 billion
201582.6 million56.7 million7.47 billion
201481.5 million55.6 million7.38 billion
201380.4 million54.7 million7.29 billion
201279.4 million53.8 million7.2 billion
201178.4 million53 million7.11 billion
201077.4 million52.3 million7.02 billion
200976.5 million51.7 million6.93 billion
200875.5 million51.1 million6.84 billion
200774.6 million50.5 million6.76 billion
200673.4 million50 million6.67 billion
200571.8 million49.5 million6.59 billion
200470.3 million49 million6.5 billion
200368.8 million48.5 million6.42 billion
200268 million48 million6.34 billion
200167.5 million47.6 million6.26 billion
200066.4 million47.2 million6.17 billion
199965.5 million46.7 million6.09 billion
199864.5 million46.2 million6.01 billion
199763.6 million45.7 million5.93 billion
199662.9 million45.1 million5.84 billion
199562.2 million44.5 million5.76 billion
199461.5 million44 million5.68 billion
199361.4 million43.3 million5.59 billion
199261.2 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
198855.1 million38.5 million5.14 billion
198753.3 million37.3 million5.05 billion
198651.5 million36.2 million4.96 billion
198549.6 million35 million4.87 billion
198447.8 million33.9 million4.78 billion
198346 million32.7 million4.7 billion
198244.3 million31.6 million4.61 billion
198142 million30.5 million4.53 billion
198039.8 million29.5 million4.45 billion
197938.4 million28.6 million4.37 billion
197837.1 million27.9 million4.29 billion
197735.9 million27.1 million4.22 billion
197634.8 million26.4 million4.14 billion
197533.8 million25.7 million4.07 billion
197432.8 million25 million4 billion
197331.8 million24.3 million3.92 billion
197230.9 million23.6 million3.85 billion
197130 million22.9 million3.77 billion
197029.2 million22.3 million3.7 billion
196928.3 million21.6 million3.62 billion
196827.4 million21 million3.55 billion
196726.6 million20.3 million3.47 billion
196625.8 million19.7 million3.4 billion
196525 million19.1 million3.34 billion
196424.3 million18.5 million3.26 billion
196323.5 million18 million3.19 billion
196222.8 million17.4 million3.12 billion
196122.1 million16.9 million3.07 billion
196021.5 million16.4 million3.02 billion
195920.9 million16 million2.97 billion
195820.3 million15.6 million2.91 billion
195719.7 million15.2 million2.85 billion
195619.2 million14.9 million2.8 billion
195518.7 million14.5 million2.74 billion
195418.2 million14.2 million2.69 billion
195317.8 million13.9 million2.63 billion
195217.3 million13.6 million2.58 billion
195116.9 million13.3 million2.54 billion
195016.5 million13 million2.49 billion
194916.6 million12.8 million–
194816.4 million12.5 million–
194716.2 million12.3 million–
194616.1 million12 million–
194515.9 million11.8 million–
194415.8 million11.6 million–
194315.7 million11.4 million–
194215.5 million11.2 million–
194115.4 million11 million–
194015.2 million10.7 million–
193915 million10.5 million–
193814.7 million10.3 million–
193714.5 million10.1 million–
193614.2 million9.92 million–
193514 million9.72 million–
193413.7 million9.53 million–
193313.5 million9.34 million–
193213.3 million9.16 million–
193113 million8.97 million–
193012.7 million8.79 million–
192912.4 million8.62 million–
192812 million8.44 million–
192711.6 million8.27 million–
192611.2 million8.1 million–
192510.8 million7.93 million–
192410.5 million7.77 million–
192310.1 million7.61 million–
19229.8 million7.45 million–
19219.58 million7.3 million–
19209.46 million7.17 million–
19199.44 million7.04 million–
19189.53 million6.93 million–
19179.72 million6.82 million–
19169.92 million6.71 million–
191510.1 million6.61 million–
191410.3 million6.5 million–
191310.5 million6.4 million–
191210.7 million6.3 million–
191110.9 million6.2 million–
191011 million6.09 million–
190911 million5.99 million–
190811 million5.89 million–
190710.8 million5.79 million–
190610.7 million5.7 million–
190510.6 million5.6 million–
190410.5 million5.51 million–
190310.4 million5.41 million–
190210.3 million5.32 million–
190110.2 million5.24 million–
190010.1 million5.16 million–
189910 million5.1 million–
18989.91 million5.04 million–
18979.81 million4.98 million–
18969.7 million4.93 million–
18959.6 million4.88 million–
18949.49 million4.82 million–
18939.39 million4.77 million–
18929.29 million4.72 million–
18919.21 million4.67 million–
18909.13 million4.62 million–
18899.07 million4.57 million–
18889.03 million4.52 million–
18878.99 million4.48 million–
18868.96 million4.43 million–
18858.93 million4.38 million–
18848.9 million4.33 million–
18838.87 million4.29 million–
18828.83 million4.24 million–
18818.8 million4.2 million–
18808.77 million4.15 million–
18798.74 million4.11 million–
18788.71 million4.06 million–
18778.68 million4.02 million–
18768.64 million3.98 million–
18758.61 million3.93 million–
18748.58 million3.89 million–
18738.55 million3.85 million–
18728.52 million3.81 million–
18718.49 million3.77 million–
18708.45 million3.73 million–
18698.4 million3.69 million–
18688.36 million3.65 million–
18678.31 million3.61 million–
18668.26 million3.57 million–
18658.21 million3.53 million–
18648.16 million3.5 million–
18638.11 million3.46 million–
18628.06 million3.42 million–
18618.01 million3.39 million–
18607.97 million3.35 million–
18597.92 million3.31 million–
18587.87 million3.28 million–
18577.82 million3.24 million–
18567.78 million3.21 million–
18557.73 million3.17 million–
18547.68 million3.14 million–
18537.64 million3.11 million–
18527.59 million3.07 million–
18517.55 million3.03 million–
18507.51 million2.99 million–
18497.47 million2.94 million–
18487.43 million2.88 million–
18477.4 million2.82 million–
18467.37 million2.75 million–
18457.34 million2.69 million–
18447.3 million2.64 million–
18437.27 million2.58 million–
18427.24 million2.52 million–
18417.21 million2.47 million–
18407.17 million2.41 million–
18397.14 million2.36 million–
18387.11 million2.31 million–
18377.08 million2.26 million–
18367.05 million2.21 million–
18357.01 million2.16 million–
18346.98 million2.11 million–
18336.95 million2.07 million–
18326.92 million2.02 million–
18316.89 million1.98 million–
18306.86 million1.93 million–
18296.83 million1.89 million–
18286.8 million1.85 million–
18276.77 million1.81 million–
18266.74 million1.77 million–
18256.71 million1.73 million–
18246.68 million1.69 million–
18236.65 million1.66 million–
18226.62 million1.62 million–
18216.59 million1.6 million–
18206.56 million1.59 million–
18196.53 million1.57 million–
18186.5 million1.56 million–
18176.47 million1.56 million–
18166.44 million1.55 million–
18156.42 million1.54 million–
18146.39 million1.53 million–
18136.36 million1.52 million–
18126.33 million1.52 million–
18116.3 million1.51 million–
18106.27 million1.5 million–
18096.25 million1.5 million–
18086.22 million1.49 million–
18076.19 million1.49 million–
18066.16 million1.48 million–
18056.14 million1.48 million–
18046.11 million1.47 million–
18036.08 million1.46 million–
18026.05 million1.46 million–
18016.03 million1.45 million–
18006 million1.45 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIranSouth AfricaWorld
202491.6 million91 million–92 million64 million63.7 million–64.3 million8.16 billion
202592.4 million90.9 million–93.7 million64.8 million64 million–65.5 million8.23 billion
202693.2 million91 million–95.2 million65.5 million64.3 million–66.7 million8.3 billion
202793.8 million91 million–96.4 million66.1 million64.6 million–67.8 million8.37 billion
202894.4 million90.8 million–97.5 million66.8 million64.9 million–69 million8.44 billion
202995 million90.8 million–98.7 million67.5 million65.2 million–70.1 million8.5 billion
203095.5 million90.8 million–99.8 million68.2 million65.5 million–71.2 million8.57 billion
203196 million90.8 million–101 million68.8 million65.8 million–72.3 million8.63 billion
203296.4 million90.6 million–102 million69.4 million66 million–73.4 million8.7 billion
203396.9 million90.6 million–103 million70 million66.3 million–74.5 million8.76 billion
203497.3 million90.7 million–104 million70.6 million66.5 million–75.5 million8.82 billion
203597.7 million90.8 million–105 million71.2 million66.7 million–76.4 million8.89 billion
203698.1 million90.6 million–106 million71.8 million67 million–77.5 million8.95 billion
203798.5 million90.4 million–106 million72.4 million67.2 million–78.5 million9.01 billion
203898.8 million90.1 million–107 million73 million67.3 million–79.5 million9.06 billion
203999.2 million89.8 million–109 million73.5 million67.4 million–80.5 million9.12 billion
204099.5 million89.8 million–109 million74 million67.5 million–81.5 million9.18 billion
204199.9 million89.8 million–110 million74.6 million67.6 million–82.4 million9.23 billion
2042100 million89.6 million–111 million75.1 million67.8 million–83.5 million9.29 billion
2043101 million89.5 million–112 million75.6 million67.9 million–84.6 million9.34 billion
2044101 million89.3 million–113 million76.2 million67.9 million–85.7 million9.39 billion
2045101 million88.9 million–113 million76.7 million68 million–86.9 million9.44 billion
2046101 million88.8 million–114 million77.2 million68.1 million–88 million9.49 billion
2047101 million88.7 million–115 million77.7 million68.1 million–89.1 million9.54 billion
2048102 million88.5 million–116 million78.2 million68.1 million–90.4 million9.58 billion
2049102 million88.2 million–116 million78.7 million68.2 million–91.6 million9.62 billion
2050102 million87.8 million–117 million79.2 million68.3 million–92.7 million9.66 billion
2051102 million87.3 million–118 million79.7 million68.4 million–93.8 million9.7 billion
2052102 million87 million–119 million80.1 million68.4 million–95.1 million9.74 billion
2053102 million86.5 million–119 million80.6 million68.4 million–96.4 million9.78 billion
2054102 million85.9 million–119 million81 million68.4 million–97.2 million9.81 billion
2055102 million85.3 million–120 million81.4 million68.3 million–98.2 million9.85 billion
2056102 million84.5 million–120 million81.8 million68.2 million–99.4 million9.88 billion
2057102 million83.9 million–121 million82.3 million68 million–101 million9.91 billion
2058102 million83.2 million–121 million82.7 million67.9 million–102 million9.94 billion
2059101 million82.5 million–122 million83.1 million67.8 million–103 million9.96 billion
2060101 million81.8 million–122 million83.4 million67.5 million–104 million9.99 billion
2061101 million81 million–122 million83.8 million67.2 million–106 million10 billion
2062100 million80 million–122 million84.2 million67.1 million–107 million10 billion
2063100 million79.1 million–123 million84.6 million67 million–108 million10.1 billion
206499.6 million78.5 million–123 million84.9 million66.9 million–109 million10.1 billion
206599.2 million77.6 million–123 million85.3 million66.6 million–110 million10.1 billion
206698.7 million76.6 million–123 million85.6 million66.3 million–112 million10.1 billion
206798.3 million75.8 million–123 million85.9 million66.1 million–113 million10.1 billion
206897.8 million75.1 million–123 million86.2 million65.7 million–115 million10.2 billion
206997.2 million74.1 million–124 million86.5 million65.3 million–116 million10.2 billion
207096.7 million72.9 million–124 million86.9 million65 million–117 million10.2 billion
207196.2 million71.8 million–124 million87.2 million64.8 million–118 million10.2 billion
207295.6 million70.7 million–124 million87.5 million64.6 million–119 million10.2 billion
207395 million69.6 million–124 million87.8 million64.3 million–120 million10.2 billion
207494.4 million68.4 million–123 million88.1 million63.9 million–121 million10.2 billion
207593.8 million67.4 million–123 million88.3 million63.6 million–123 million10.3 billion
207693.2 million66.2 million–124 million88.6 million63.3 million–124 million10.3 billion
207792.6 million64.9 million–124 million88.9 million63.2 million–125 million10.3 billion
207892 million64 million–124 million89.1 million62.8 million–126 million10.3 billion
207991.4 million63 million–125 million89.4 million62.4 million–128 million10.3 billion
208090.8 million62 million–125 million89.7 million62 million–129 million10.3 billion
208190.3 million61 million–125 million89.9 million61.6 million–130 million10.3 billion
208289.7 million60.2 million–125 million90.2 million61.5 million–132 million10.3 billion
208389.1 million59.5 million–125 million90.5 million61.3 million–133 million10.3 billion
208488.5 million58.4 million–125 million90.7 million60.9 million–135 million10.3 billion
208588 million57.3 million–124 million91 million60.6 million–136 million10.3 billion
208687.4 million56.4 million–124 million91.2 million60.1 million–138 million10.3 billion
208786.9 million55.5 million–125 million91.4 million59.8 million–139 million10.3 billion
208886.3 million54.5 million–125 million91.7 million59.3 million–141 million10.3 billion
208985.8 million53.6 million–125 million91.9 million58.6 million–142 million10.3 billion
209085.3 million52.9 million–125 million92.2 million58.1 million–144 million10.3 billion
209184.7 million52 million–125 million92.4 million57.7 million–146 million10.3 billion
209284.2 million51 million–125 million92.6 million57.2 million–147 million10.3 billion
209383.7 million50.2 million–125 million92.9 million56.8 million–148 million10.3 billion
209483.2 million49.5 million–126 million93.1 million56.4 million–150 million10.2 billion
209582.7 million48.7 million–126 million93.3 million55.9 million–152 million10.2 billion
209682.2 million47.8 million–127 million93.5 million55.5 million–153 million10.2 billion
209781.6 million46.8 million–127 million93.7 million55 million–155 million10.2 billion
209881.1 million45.8 million–127 million93.9 million54.2 million–156 million10.2 billion
209980.6 million45 million–128 million94.1 million53.5 million–158 million10.2 billion
210080.1 million44.3 million–128 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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