Philippines vs South Africa

Philippines vs South Africa: Population

Population in 2023: 115 million people in Philippines and 63.2 million people in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Philippines, by 51.7 million people, or 1.82 times that in South Africa.

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Philippines vs South Africa: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 115 million people in Philippines and 63.2 million people in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Philippines, by 51.7 million people, or 1.82 times that in South Africa.
PhilippinesSouth AfricaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Philippines has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Philippines ranked 13 and South Africa ranked 24 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Philippines at 114 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

YearPhilippinesSouth AfricaWorld
2023115 million63.2 million8.09 billion
2022114 million62.4 million8.02 billion
2021113 million61.5 million7.95 billion
2020112 million60.6 million7.89 billion
2019111 million59.6 million7.81 billion
2018110 million58.6 million7.73 billion
2017108 million57.6 million7.65 billion
2016107 million57.3 million7.56 billion
2015105 million56.7 million7.47 billion
2014104 million55.6 million7.38 billion
2013102 million54.7 million7.29 billion
2012100 million53.8 million7.2 billion
201198.3 million53 million7.11 billion
201096.3 million52.3 million7.02 billion
200994.4 million51.7 million6.93 billion
200892.7 million51.1 million6.84 billion
200791.1 million50.5 million6.76 billion
200689.5 million50 million6.67 billion
200588 million49.5 million6.59 billion
200486.4 million49 million6.5 billion
200384.7 million48.5 million6.42 billion
200283.1 million48 million6.34 billion
200181.4 million47.6 million6.26 billion
200079.6 million47.2 million6.17 billion
199977.8 million46.7 million6.09 billion
199875.8 million46.2 million6.01 billion
199773.9 million45.7 million5.93 billion
199672.2 million45.1 million5.84 billion
199570.6 million44.5 million5.76 billion
199469 million44 million5.68 billion
199367.5 million43.3 million5.59 billion
199265.9 million42.4 million5.51 billion
199164.4 million41.7 million5.42 billion
199062.9 million40.8 million5.33 billion
198961.3 million39.6 million5.23 billion
198859.7 million38.5 million5.14 billion
198758.2 million37.3 million5.05 billion
198656.7 million36.2 million4.96 billion
198555.2 million35 million4.87 billion
198453.7 million33.9 million4.78 billion
198352.2 million32.7 million4.7 billion
198250.7 million31.6 million4.61 billion
198149.3 million30.5 million4.53 billion
198048 million29.5 million4.45 billion
197946.8 million28.6 million4.37 billion
197845.6 million27.9 million4.29 billion
197744.4 million27.1 million4.22 billion
197643.2 million26.4 million4.14 billion
197542.1 million25.7 million4.07 billion
197441.2 million25 million4 billion
197340.3 million24.3 million3.92 billion
197239.4 million23.6 million3.85 billion
197138.5 million22.9 million3.77 billion
197037.6 million22.3 million3.7 billion
196936.7 million21.6 million3.62 billion
196835.6 million21 million3.55 billion
196734.6 million20.3 million3.47 billion
196633.6 million19.7 million3.4 billion
196532.6 million19.1 million3.34 billion
196431.6 million18.5 million3.26 billion
196330.7 million18 million3.19 billion
196229.7 million17.4 million3.12 billion
196128.8 million16.9 million3.07 billion
196027.9 million16.4 million3.02 billion
195926.9 million16 million2.97 billion
195825.8 million15.6 million2.91 billion
195724.8 million15.2 million2.85 billion
195623.8 million14.9 million2.8 billion
195522.9 million14.5 million2.74 billion
195422 million14.2 million2.69 billion
195321.1 million13.9 million2.63 billion
195220.3 million13.6 million2.58 billion
195119.6 million13.3 million2.54 billion
195018.9 million13 million2.49 billion
194918 million12.8 million–
194817.5 million12.5 million–
194717.1 million12.3 million–
194616.7 million12 million–
194516.3 million11.8 million–
194415.9 million11.6 million–
194315.5 million11.4 million–
194215.2 million11.2 million–
194114.8 million11 million–
194014.5 million10.7 million–
193914.1 million10.5 million–
193813.8 million10.3 million–
193713.5 million10.1 million–
193613.2 million9.92 million–
193512.9 million9.72 million–
193412.6 million9.53 million–
193312.3 million9.34 million–
193212 million9.16 million–
193111.8 million8.97 million–
193011.5 million8.79 million–
192911.3 million8.62 million–
192811 million8.44 million–
192710.8 million8.27 million–
192610.6 million8.1 million–
192510.4 million7.93 million–
192410.2 million7.77 million–
19239.94 million7.61 million–
19229.73 million7.45 million–
19219.54 million7.3 million–
19209.35 million7.17 million–
19199.17 million7.04 million–
19188.99 million6.93 million–
19178.82 million6.82 million–
19168.67 million6.71 million–
19158.53 million6.61 million–
19148.38 million6.5 million–
19138.24 million6.4 million–
19128.11 million6.3 million–
19117.97 million6.2 million–
19107.84 million6.09 million–
19097.7 million5.99 million–
19087.58 million5.89 million–
19077.45 million5.79 million–
19067.32 million5.7 million–
19057.2 million5.6 million–
19047.08 million5.51 million–
19036.96 million5.41 million–
19026.85 million5.32 million–
19016.74 million5.24 million–
19006.64 million5.16 million–
18996.56 million5.1 million–
18986.48 million5.04 million–
18976.42 million4.98 million–
18966.35 million4.93 million–
18956.29 million4.88 million–
18946.23 million4.82 million–
18936.16 million4.77 million–
18926.1 million4.72 million–
18916.04 million4.67 million–
18905.99 million4.62 million–
18895.95 million4.57 million–
18885.91 million4.52 million–
18875.87 million4.48 million–
18865.84 million4.43 million–
18855.8 million4.38 million–
18845.77 million4.33 million–
18835.74 million4.29 million–
18825.7 million4.24 million–
18815.66 million4.2 million–
18805.61 million4.15 million–
18795.55 million4.11 million–
18785.48 million4.06 million–
18775.4 million4.02 million–
18765.32 million3.98 million–
18755.24 million3.93 million–
18745.16 million3.89 million–
18735.09 million3.85 million–
18725.01 million3.81 million–
18714.94 million3.77 million–
18704.87 million3.73 million–
18694.8 million3.69 million–
18684.73 million3.65 million–
18674.66 million3.61 million–
18664.59 million3.57 million–
18654.52 million3.53 million–
18644.45 million3.5 million–
18634.39 million3.46 million–
18624.32 million3.42 million–
18614.26 million3.39 million–
18604.2 million3.35 million–
18594.13 million3.31 million–
18584.07 million3.28 million–
18574.01 million3.24 million–
18563.95 million3.21 million–
18553.89 million3.17 million–
18543.84 million3.14 million–
18533.78 million3.11 million–
18523.72 million3.07 million–
18513.67 million3.03 million–
18503.62 million2.99 million–
18493.56 million2.94 million–
18483.5 million2.88 million–
18473.45 million2.82 million–
18463.4 million2.75 million–
18453.35 million2.69 million–
18443.29 million2.64 million–
18433.24 million2.58 million–
18423.19 million2.52 million–
18413.14 million2.47 million–
18403.09 million2.41 million–
18393.04 million2.36 million–
18382.99 million2.31 million–
18372.94 million2.26 million–
18362.89 million2.21 million–
18352.84 million2.16 million–
18342.79 million2.11 million–
18332.74 million2.07 million–
18322.69 million2.02 million–
18312.64 million1.98 million–
18302.6 million1.93 million–
18292.55 million1.89 million–
18282.51 million1.85 million–
18272.46 million1.81 million–
18262.42 million1.77 million–
18252.38 million1.73 million–
18242.34 million1.69 million–
18232.3 million1.66 million–
18222.26 million1.62 million–
18212.22 million1.6 million–
18202.18 million1.59 million–
18192.15 million1.57 million–
18182.13 million1.56 million–
18172.1 million1.56 million–
18162.08 million1.55 million–
18152.05 million1.54 million–
18142.03 million1.53 million–
18132 million1.52 million–
18121.98 million1.52 million–
18111.97 million1.51 million–
18101.98 million1.5 million–
18091.98 million1.5 million–
18082.04 million1.49 million–
18072.09 million1.49 million–
18062.14 million1.48 million–
18052.2 million1.48 million–
18042.26 million1.47 million–
18032.31 million1.46 million–
18022.38 million1.46 million–
18012.44 million1.45 million–
18002.5 million1.45 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearPhilippinesSouth AfricaWorld
2024116 million116 million–116 million64 million63.7 million–64.3 million8.16 billion
2025117 million116 million–118 million64.8 million64 million–65.5 million8.23 billion
2026118 million116 million–119 million65.5 million64.3 million–66.7 million8.3 billion
2027119 million116 million–121 million66.1 million64.6 million–67.8 million8.37 billion
2028120 million117 million–123 million66.8 million64.9 million–69 million8.44 billion
2029121 million117 million–124 million67.5 million65.2 million–70.1 million8.5 billion
2030121 million117 million–126 million68.2 million65.5 million–71.2 million8.57 billion
2031122 million117 million–128 million68.8 million65.8 million–72.3 million8.63 billion
2032123 million117 million–130 million69.4 million66 million–73.4 million8.7 billion
2033124 million117 million–132 million70 million66.3 million–74.5 million8.76 billion
2034125 million118 million–133 million70.6 million66.5 million–75.5 million8.82 billion
2035126 million118 million–135 million71.2 million66.7 million–76.4 million8.89 billion
2036127 million118 million–137 million71.8 million67 million–77.5 million8.95 billion
2037127 million118 million–139 million72.4 million67.2 million–78.5 million9.01 billion
2038128 million118 million–140 million73 million67.3 million–79.5 million9.06 billion
2039129 million118 million–142 million73.5 million67.4 million–80.5 million9.12 billion
2040130 million118 million–144 million74 million67.5 million–81.5 million9.18 billion
2041130 million118 million–145 million74.6 million67.6 million–82.4 million9.23 billion
2042131 million118 million–147 million75.1 million67.8 million–83.5 million9.29 billion
2043131 million118 million–148 million75.6 million67.9 million–84.6 million9.34 billion
2044132 million118 million–150 million76.2 million67.9 million–85.7 million9.39 billion
2045133 million117 million–151 million76.7 million68 million–86.9 million9.44 billion
2046133 million117 million–153 million77.2 million68.1 million–88 million9.49 billion
2047133 million116 million–154 million77.7 million68.1 million–89.1 million9.54 billion
2048134 million116 million–156 million78.2 million68.1 million–90.4 million9.58 billion
2049134 million116 million–157 million78.7 million68.2 million–91.6 million9.62 billion
2050134 million115 million–159 million79.2 million68.3 million–92.7 million9.66 billion
2051135 million115 million–160 million79.7 million68.4 million–93.8 million9.7 billion
2052135 million114 million–161 million80.1 million68.4 million–95.1 million9.74 billion
2053135 million113 million–162 million80.6 million68.4 million–96.4 million9.78 billion
2054135 million112 million–164 million81 million68.4 million–97.2 million9.81 billion
2055135 million112 million–164 million81.4 million68.3 million–98.2 million9.85 billion
2056135 million111 million–166 million81.8 million68.2 million–99.4 million9.88 billion
2057135 million110 million–167 million82.3 million68 million–101 million9.91 billion
2058135 million109 million–169 million82.7 million67.9 million–102 million9.94 billion
2059135 million108 million–170 million83.1 million67.8 million–103 million9.96 billion
2060135 million108 million–171 million83.4 million67.5 million–104 million9.99 billion
2061135 million107 million–172 million83.8 million67.2 million–106 million10 billion
2062135 million105 million–173 million84.2 million67.1 million–107 million10 billion
2063135 million104 million–175 million84.6 million67 million–108 million10.1 billion
2064135 million103 million–176 million84.9 million66.9 million–109 million10.1 billion
2065134 million102 million–177 million85.3 million66.6 million–110 million10.1 billion
2066134 million100 million–177 million85.6 million66.3 million–112 million10.1 billion
2067134 million99 million–178 million85.9 million66.1 million–113 million10.1 billion
2068134 million97.7 million–180 million86.2 million65.7 million–115 million10.2 billion
2069133 million96.6 million–181 million86.5 million65.3 million–116 million10.2 billion
2070133 million95.6 million–182 million86.9 million65 million–117 million10.2 billion
2071133 million94.5 million–183 million87.2 million64.8 million–118 million10.2 billion
2072132 million93.4 million–185 million87.5 million64.6 million–119 million10.2 billion
2073132 million92.1 million–186 million87.8 million64.3 million–120 million10.2 billion
2074132 million90.8 million–187 million88.1 million63.9 million–121 million10.2 billion
2075131 million89.7 million–188 million88.3 million63.6 million–123 million10.3 billion
2076131 million88.5 million–189 million88.6 million63.3 million–124 million10.3 billion
2077130 million87.3 million–190 million88.9 million63.2 million–125 million10.3 billion
2078130 million86.3 million–190 million89.1 million62.8 million–126 million10.3 billion
2079129 million85.2 million–192 million89.4 million62.4 million–128 million10.3 billion
2080129 million84 million–193 million89.7 million62 million–129 million10.3 billion
2081128 million82.9 million–195 million89.9 million61.6 million–130 million10.3 billion
2082127 million81.5 million–196 million90.2 million61.5 million–132 million10.3 billion
2083127 million80.2 million–196 million90.5 million61.3 million–133 million10.3 billion
2084126 million79 million–197 million90.7 million60.9 million–135 million10.3 billion
2085125 million77.6 million–198 million91 million60.6 million–136 million10.3 billion
2086125 million76.3 million–199 million91.2 million60.1 million–138 million10.3 billion
2087124 million75 million–200 million91.4 million59.8 million–139 million10.3 billion
2088123 million73.7 million–200 million91.7 million59.3 million–141 million10.3 billion
2089123 million72.8 million–201 million91.9 million58.6 million–142 million10.3 billion
2090122 million71.8 million–203 million92.2 million58.1 million–144 million10.3 billion
2091121 million70.5 million–203 million92.4 million57.7 million–146 million10.3 billion
2092120 million69 million–204 million92.6 million57.2 million–147 million10.3 billion
2093120 million67.5 million–205 million92.9 million56.8 million–148 million10.3 billion
2094119 million66 million–206 million93.1 million56.4 million–150 million10.2 billion
2095118 million64.6 million–207 million93.3 million55.9 million–152 million10.2 billion
2096117 million63.4 million–207 million93.5 million55.5 million–153 million10.2 billion
2097117 million62.4 million–208 million93.7 million55 million–155 million10.2 billion
2098116 million61.3 million–209 million93.9 million54.2 million–156 million10.2 billion
2099115 million59.9 million–209 million94.1 million53.5 million–158 million10.2 billion
2100114 million58.8 million–209 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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