South Africa vs Tanzania
South Africa vs Tanzania: Population
Population in 2023: 63.2 million people in South Africa and 66.6 million people in Tanzania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 3.41 million people, or 1.05 times that in South Africa.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Tanzania has been higher since 2020, when it overtook South Africa.
- In 2023, South Africa ranked 24 and Tanzania ranked 22 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Africa at 94.3 million people and Tanzania at 263 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | South Africa | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 63.2 million | 66.6 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 62.4 million | 64.7 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 61.5 million | 62.8 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 60.6 million | 61 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 59.6 million | 59.2 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 58.6 million | 57.4 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 57.6 million | 55.7 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 57.3 million | 53.8 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 56.7 million | 52 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 55.6 million | 50.4 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 54.7 million | 48.8 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 53.8 million | 47.4 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 53 million | 46 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 52.3 million | 44.8 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 51.7 million | 43.6 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 51.1 million | 42.6 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 50.5 million | 41.4 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 50 million | 40.3 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 49.5 million | 39.2 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 49 million | 38.1 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 48.5 million | 37.1 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 48 million | 36.1 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 47.6 million | 35.2 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 47.2 million | 34.3 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 46.7 million | 33.3 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 46.2 million | 32.4 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 45.7 million | 31.6 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 45.1 million | 31 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 44.5 million | 30.4 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 44 million | 29.4 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 43.3 million | 28.3 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 42.4 million | 27.5 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 41.7 million | 26.8 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 40.8 million | 26.1 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 39.6 million | 25.4 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 38.5 million | 24.8 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 37.3 million | 24 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 36.2 million | 23.3 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 35 million | 22.5 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 33.9 million | 21.8 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 32.7 million | 21.1 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 31.6 million | 20.4 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 30.5 million | 19.8 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 29.5 million | 19.2 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 28.6 million | 18.6 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 27.9 million | 18 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 27.1 million | 17.4 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 26.4 million | 16.7 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 25.7 million | 16.1 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 25 million | 15.6 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 24.3 million | 15 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 23.6 million | 14.5 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 22.9 million | 14 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 22.3 million | 13.5 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 21.6 million | 13 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 21 million | 12.6 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 20.3 million | 12.2 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 19.7 million | 11.8 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 19.1 million | 11.5 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 18.5 million | 11.1 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 18 million | 10.8 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 17.4 million | 10.5 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 16.9 million | 10.2 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 16.4 million | 9.9 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 16 million | 9.63 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 15.6 million | 9.37 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 15.2 million | 9.12 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 14.9 million | 8.88 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 14.5 million | 8.65 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 14.2 million | 8.43 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 13.9 million | 8.21 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 13.6 million | 8.01 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 13.3 million | 7.81 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 13 million | 7.63 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 12.8 million | 7.47 million | – |
| 1948 | 12.5 million | 7.32 million | – |
| 1947 | 12.3 million | 7.19 million | – |
| 1946 | 12 million | 7.06 million | – |
| 1945 | 11.8 million | 6.94 million | – |
| 1944 | 11.6 million | 6.82 million | – |
| 1943 | 11.4 million | 6.7 million | – |
| 1942 | 11.2 million | 6.58 million | – |
| 1941 | 11 million | 6.47 million | – |
| 1940 | 10.7 million | 6.36 million | – |
| 1939 | 10.5 million | 6.26 million | – |
| 1938 | 10.3 million | 6.17 million | – |
| 1937 | 10.1 million | 6.09 million | – |
| 1936 | 9.92 million | 6 million | – |
| 1935 | 9.72 million | 5.92 million | – |
| 1934 | 9.53 million | 5.84 million | – |
| 1933 | 9.34 million | 5.76 million | – |
| 1932 | 9.16 million | 5.68 million | – |
| 1931 | 8.97 million | 5.6 million | – |
| 1930 | 8.79 million | 5.52 million | – |
| 1929 | 8.62 million | 5.44 million | – |
| 1928 | 8.44 million | 5.36 million | – |
| 1927 | 8.27 million | 5.28 million | – |
| 1926 | 8.1 million | 5.2 million | – |
| 1925 | 7.93 million | 5.13 million | – |
| 1924 | 7.77 million | 5.05 million | – |
| 1923 | 7.61 million | 4.98 million | – |
| 1922 | 7.45 million | 4.9 million | – |
| 1921 | 7.3 million | 4.84 million | – |
| 1920 | 7.17 million | 4.8 million | – |
| 1919 | 7.04 million | 4.77 million | – |
| 1918 | 6.93 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1917 | 6.82 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1916 | 6.71 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1915 | 6.61 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1914 | 6.5 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1913 | 6.4 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1912 | 6.3 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1911 | 6.2 million | 4.77 million | – |
| 1910 | 6.09 million | 4.77 million | – |
| 1909 | 5.99 million | 4.79 million | – |
| 1908 | 5.89 million | 4.8 million | – |
| 1907 | 5.79 million | 4.82 million | – |
| 1906 | 5.7 million | 4.84 million | – |
| 1905 | 5.6 million | 4.86 million | – |
| 1904 | 5.51 million | 4.88 million | – |
| 1903 | 5.41 million | 4.9 million | – |
| 1902 | 5.32 million | 4.92 million | – |
| 1901 | 5.24 million | 4.95 million | – |
| 1900 | 5.16 million | 4.98 million | – |
| 1899 | 5.1 million | 5.01 million | – |
| 1898 | 5.04 million | 5.05 million | – |
| 1897 | 4.98 million | 5.09 million | – |
| 1896 | 4.93 million | 5.13 million | – |
| 1895 | 4.88 million | 5.17 million | – |
| 1894 | 4.82 million | 5.21 million | – |
| 1893 | 4.77 million | 5.26 million | – |
| 1892 | 4.72 million | 5.3 million | – |
| 1891 | 4.67 million | 5.33 million | – |
| 1890 | 4.62 million | 5.35 million | – |
| 1889 | 4.57 million | 5.36 million | – |
| 1888 | 4.52 million | 5.37 million | – |
| 1887 | 4.48 million | 5.36 million | – |
| 1886 | 4.43 million | 5.35 million | – |
| 1885 | 4.38 million | 5.34 million | – |
| 1884 | 4.33 million | 5.33 million | – |
| 1883 | 4.29 million | 5.32 million | – |
| 1882 | 4.24 million | 5.31 million | – |
| 1881 | 4.2 million | 5.3 million | – |
| 1880 | 4.15 million | 5.3 million | – |
| 1879 | 4.11 million | 5.3 million | – |
| 1878 | 4.06 million | 5.3 million | – |
| 1877 | 4.02 million | 5.3 million | – |
| 1876 | 3.98 million | 5.31 million | – |
| 1875 | 3.93 million | 5.32 million | – |
| 1874 | 3.89 million | 5.32 million | – |
| 1873 | 3.85 million | 5.33 million | – |
| 1872 | 3.81 million | 5.33 million | – |
| 1871 | 3.77 million | 5.34 million | – |
| 1870 | 3.73 million | 5.35 million | – |
| 1869 | 3.69 million | 5.35 million | – |
| 1868 | 3.65 million | 5.36 million | – |
| 1867 | 3.61 million | 5.36 million | – |
| 1866 | 3.57 million | 5.37 million | – |
| 1865 | 3.53 million | 5.38 million | – |
| 1864 | 3.5 million | 5.38 million | – |
| 1863 | 3.46 million | 5.39 million | – |
| 1862 | 3.42 million | 5.39 million | – |
| 1861 | 3.39 million | 5.4 million | – |
| 1860 | 3.35 million | 5.41 million | – |
| 1859 | 3.31 million | 5.41 million | – |
| 1858 | 3.28 million | 5.42 million | – |
| 1857 | 3.24 million | 5.43 million | – |
| 1856 | 3.21 million | 5.43 million | – |
| 1855 | 3.17 million | 5.44 million | – |
| 1854 | 3.14 million | 5.44 million | – |
| 1853 | 3.11 million | 5.45 million | – |
| 1852 | 3.07 million | 5.46 million | – |
| 1851 | 3.03 million | 5.44 million | – |
| 1850 | 2.99 million | 5.4 million | – |
| 1849 | 2.94 million | 5.34 million | – |
| 1848 | 2.88 million | 5.26 million | – |
| 1847 | 2.82 million | 5.15 million | – |
| 1846 | 2.75 million | 5.05 million | – |
| 1845 | 2.69 million | 4.95 million | – |
| 1844 | 2.64 million | 4.86 million | – |
| 1843 | 2.58 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1842 | 2.52 million | 4.67 million | – |
| 1841 | 2.47 million | 4.58 million | – |
| 1840 | 2.41 million | 4.49 million | – |
| 1839 | 2.36 million | 4.4 million | – |
| 1838 | 2.31 million | 4.31 million | – |
| 1837 | 2.26 million | 4.23 million | – |
| 1836 | 2.21 million | 4.15 million | – |
| 1835 | 2.16 million | 4.07 million | – |
| 1834 | 2.11 million | 3.99 million | – |
| 1833 | 2.07 million | 3.91 million | – |
| 1832 | 2.02 million | 3.83 million | – |
| 1831 | 1.98 million | 3.76 million | – |
| 1830 | 1.93 million | 3.68 million | – |
| 1829 | 1.89 million | 3.61 million | – |
| 1828 | 1.85 million | 3.54 million | – |
| 1827 | 1.81 million | 3.47 million | – |
| 1826 | 1.77 million | 3.4 million | – |
| 1825 | 1.73 million | 3.34 million | – |
| 1824 | 1.69 million | 3.27 million | – |
| 1823 | 1.66 million | 3.21 million | – |
| 1822 | 1.62 million | 3.14 million | – |
| 1821 | 1.6 million | 3.09 million | – |
| 1820 | 1.59 million | 3.06 million | – |
| 1819 | 1.57 million | 3.03 million | – |
| 1818 | 1.56 million | 3.02 million | – |
| 1817 | 1.56 million | 3.02 million | – |
| 1816 | 1.55 million | 3.02 million | – |
| 1815 | 1.54 million | 3.02 million | – |
| 1814 | 1.53 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1813 | 1.52 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1812 | 1.52 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1811 | 1.51 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1810 | 1.5 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1809 | 1.5 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1808 | 1.49 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1807 | 1.49 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1806 | 1.48 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1805 | 1.48 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1804 | 1.47 million | 3 million | – |
| 1803 | 1.46 million | 3 million | – |
| 1802 | 1.46 million | 3 million | – |
| 1801 | 1.45 million | 3 million | – |
| 1800 | 1.45 million | 3 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | South Africa | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64 million63.7 million–64.3 million | 68.6 million68.3 million–68.8 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 64.8 million64 million–65.5 million | 70.6 million69.8 million–71.3 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 65.5 million64.3 million–66.7 million | 72.6 million71.3 million–73.8 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 66.1 million64.6 million–67.8 million | 74.6 million72.8 million–76.4 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 66.8 million64.9 million–69 million | 76.7 million74.3 million–79 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 67.5 million65.2 million–70.1 million | 78.8 million75.8 million–81.7 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 68.2 million65.5 million–71.2 million | 80.9 million77.3 million–84.4 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 68.8 million65.8 million–72.3 million | 83.1 million78.9 million–87.2 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 69.4 million66 million–73.4 million | 85.3 million80.4 million–90.1 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 70 million66.3 million–74.5 million | 87.5 million81.9 million–93.1 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 70.6 million66.5 million–75.5 million | 89.8 million83.4 million–96.1 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 71.2 million66.7 million–76.4 million | 92.1 million84.9 million–99 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 71.8 million67 million–77.5 million | 94.4 million86.4 million–102 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 72.4 million67.2 million–78.5 million | 96.8 million87.9 million–105 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 73 million67.3 million–79.5 million | 99.2 million89.5 million–109 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 73.5 million67.4 million–80.5 million | 102 million90.9 million–112 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 74 million67.5 million–81.5 million | 104 million92.2 million–116 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 74.6 million67.6 million–82.4 million | 106 million93.6 million–119 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 75.1 million67.8 million–83.5 million | 109 million95.1 million–123 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 75.6 million67.9 million–84.6 million | 111 million96.6 million–127 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 76.2 million67.9 million–85.7 million | 114 million97.7 million–130 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 76.7 million68 million–86.9 million | 117 million98.9 million–134 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 77.2 million68.1 million–88 million | 119 million100 million–138 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 77.7 million68.1 million–89.1 million | 122 million102 million–142 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 78.2 million68.1 million–90.4 million | 124 million103 million–146 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 78.7 million68.2 million–91.6 million | 127 million104 million–150 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 79.2 million68.3 million–92.7 million | 130 million105 million–154 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 79.7 million68.4 million–93.8 million | 132 million107 million–159 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 80.1 million68.4 million–95.1 million | 135 million108 million–163 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 80.6 million68.4 million–96.4 million | 138 million109 million–168 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 81 million68.4 million–97.2 million | 140 million110 million–172 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 81.4 million68.3 million–98.2 million | 143 million111 million–177 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 81.8 million68.2 million–99.4 million | 146 million112 million–182 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 82.3 million68 million–101 million | 149 million113 million–187 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 82.7 million67.9 million–102 million | 151 million114 million–192 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 83.1 million67.8 million–103 million | 154 million116 million–197 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 83.4 million67.5 million–104 million | 157 million117 million–203 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 83.8 million67.2 million–106 million | 160 million118 million–209 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 84.2 million67.1 million–107 million | 162 million119 million–215 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 84.6 million67 million–108 million | 165 million120 million–221 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 84.9 million66.9 million–109 million | 168 million121 million–227 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 85.3 million66.6 million–110 million | 171 million122 million–233 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 85.6 million66.3 million–112 million | 174 million123 million–240 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 85.9 million66.1 million–113 million | 177 million124 million–247 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 86.2 million65.7 million–115 million | 179 million124 million–254 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 86.5 million65.3 million–116 million | 182 million125 million–260 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 86.9 million65 million–117 million | 185 million126 million–267 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 87.2 million64.8 million–118 million | 188 million126 million–273 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 87.5 million64.6 million–119 million | 191 million127 million–279 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 87.8 million64.3 million–120 million | 193 million127 million–286 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 88.1 million63.9 million–121 million | 196 million128 million–292 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 88.3 million63.6 million–123 million | 199 million128 million–299 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 88.6 million63.3 million–124 million | 202 million128 million–305 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 88.9 million63.2 million–125 million | 204 million128 million–312 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 89.1 million62.8 million–126 million | 207 million128 million–320 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 89.4 million62.4 million–128 million | 210 million128 million–328 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 89.7 million62 million–129 million | 213 million128 million–336 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 89.9 million61.6 million–130 million | 215 million128 million–344 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 90.2 million61.5 million–132 million | 218 million128 million–353 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 90.5 million61.3 million–133 million | 221 million128 million–363 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 90.7 million60.9 million–135 million | 223 million128 million–371 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 91 million60.6 million–136 million | 226 million128 million–379 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 91.2 million60.1 million–138 million | 229 million128 million–386 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 91.4 million59.8 million–139 million | 231 million128 million–393 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 91.7 million59.3 million–141 million | 234 million128 million–401 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 91.9 million58.6 million–142 million | 236 million128 million–410 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 92.2 million58.1 million–144 million | 239 million128 million–420 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 92.4 million57.7 million–146 million | 241 million128 million–430 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 92.6 million57.2 million–147 million | 244 million128 million–441 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 92.9 million56.8 million–148 million | 246 million127 million–451 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 93.1 million56.4 million–150 million | 249 million127 million–459 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 93.3 million55.9 million–152 million | 251 million126 million–467 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 93.5 million55.5 million–153 million | 254 million126 million–477 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 93.7 million55 million–155 million | 256 million126 million–489 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 93.9 million54.2 million–156 million | 258 million127 million–501 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 94.1 million53.5 million–158 million | 261 million127 million–511 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 94.3 million53.3 million–159 million | 263 million126 million–522 million | 10.2 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
South Africa vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancySouth Africa: 66.1 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Africa: 3.75% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthSouth Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Africa: 63.8% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Africa: 28.2 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Africa: 6.5% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Africa: $3B in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Africa: $49 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Africa: 89,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025