South Africa vs United Kingdom
South Africa vs United Kingdom: Population
Population in 2023: 63.2 million people in South Africa and 68.7 million people in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 5.47 million people, or 1.09 times that in South Africa.
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What the numbers say
- United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, South Africa ranked 24 and United Kingdom ranked 21 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Africa at 94.3 million people and United Kingdom at 74.3 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | South Africa | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 63.2 million | 68.7 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 62.4 million | 68.2 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 61.5 million | 67.7 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 60.6 million | 67.4 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 59.6 million | 67.1 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 58.6 million | 66.8 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 57.6 million | 66.4 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 57.3 million | 65.9 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 56.7 million | 65.4 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 55.6 million | 64.9 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 54.7 million | 64.4 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 53.8 million | 64 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 53 million | 63.5 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 52.3 million | 63 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 51.7 million | 62.5 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 51.1 million | 62 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 50.5 million | 61.5 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 50 million | 61.1 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 49.5 million | 60.6 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 49 million | 60.2 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 48.5 million | 59.8 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 48 million | 59.5 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 47.6 million | 59.3 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 47.2 million | 59.1 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 46.7 million | 58.8 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 46.2 million | 58.6 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 45.7 million | 58.5 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 45.1 million | 58.3 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 44.5 million | 58.2 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 44 million | 58 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 43.3 million | 57.9 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 42.4 million | 57.7 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 41.7 million | 57.6 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 40.8 million | 57.4 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 39.6 million | 57.2 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 38.5 million | 57 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 37.3 million | 56.9 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 36.2 million | 56.8 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 35 million | 56.6 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 33.9 million | 56.5 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 32.7 million | 56.3 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 31.6 million | 56.3 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 30.5 million | 56.3 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 29.5 million | 56.3 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 28.6 million | 56.2 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 27.9 million | 56.2 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 27.1 million | 56.2 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 26.4 million | 56.2 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 25.7 million | 56.2 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 25 million | 56.2 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 24.3 million | 56.2 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 23.6 million | 56.1 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 22.9 million | 55.9 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 22.3 million | 55.7 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 21.6 million | 55.5 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 21 million | 55.2 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 20.3 million | 55 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 19.7 million | 54.7 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 19.1 million | 54.4 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 18.5 million | 54 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 18 million | 53.7 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 17.4 million | 53.3 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 16.9 million | 52.9 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 16.4 million | 52.5 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 16 million | 52.2 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 15.6 million | 51.9 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 15.2 million | 51.7 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 14.9 million | 51.4 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 14.5 million | 51.2 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 14.2 million | 51 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 13.9 million | 50.7 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 13.6 million | 50.5 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 13.3 million | 50.4 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 13 million | 50.1 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 12.8 million | 49.9 million | – |
| 1948 | 12.5 million | 49.7 million | – |
| 1947 | 12.3 million | 49.5 million | – |
| 1946 | 12 million | 49.3 million | – |
| 1945 | 11.8 million | 49.1 million | – |
| 1944 | 11.6 million | 48.9 million | – |
| 1943 | 11.4 million | 48.7 million | – |
| 1942 | 11.2 million | 48.5 million | – |
| 1941 | 11 million | 48.3 million | – |
| 1940 | 10.7 million | 48.1 million | – |
| 1939 | 10.5 million | 47.9 million | – |
| 1938 | 10.3 million | 47.7 million | – |
| 1937 | 10.1 million | 47.4 million | – |
| 1936 | 9.92 million | 47.2 million | – |
| 1935 | 9.72 million | 47 million | – |
| 1934 | 9.53 million | 46.7 million | – |
| 1933 | 9.34 million | 46.5 million | – |
| 1932 | 9.16 million | 46.3 million | – |
| 1931 | 8.97 million | 46.1 million | – |
| 1930 | 8.79 million | 46 million | – |
| 1929 | 8.62 million | 45.9 million | – |
| 1928 | 8.44 million | 46 million | – |
| 1927 | 8.27 million | 46.1 million | – |
| 1926 | 8.1 million | 46.2 million | – |
| 1925 | 7.93 million | 46.3 million | – |
| 1924 | 7.77 million | 46.4 million | – |
| 1923 | 7.61 million | 46.5 million | – |
| 1922 | 7.45 million | 46.6 million | – |
| 1921 | 7.3 million | 46.6 million | – |
| 1920 | 7.17 million | 46.6 million | – |
| 1919 | 7.04 million | 46.5 million | – |
| 1918 | 6.93 million | 46.4 million | – |
| 1917 | 6.82 million | 46.2 million | – |
| 1916 | 6.71 million | 46 million | – |
| 1915 | 6.61 million | 45.8 million | – |
| 1914 | 6.5 million | 45.6 million | – |
| 1913 | 6.4 million | 45.4 million | – |
| 1912 | 6.3 million | 45.2 million | – |
| 1911 | 6.2 million | 45 million | – |
| 1910 | 6.09 million | 44.7 million | – |
| 1909 | 5.99 million | 44.4 million | – |
| 1908 | 5.89 million | 44.1 million | – |
| 1907 | 5.79 million | 43.7 million | – |
| 1906 | 5.7 million | 43.3 million | – |
| 1905 | 5.6 million | 42.9 million | – |
| 1904 | 5.51 million | 42.6 million | – |
| 1903 | 5.41 million | 42.2 million | – |
| 1902 | 5.32 million | 41.8 million | – |
| 1901 | 5.24 million | 41.5 million | – |
| 1900 | 5.16 million | 41.1 million | – |
| 1899 | 5.1 million | 40.7 million | – |
| 1898 | 5.04 million | 40.4 million | – |
| 1897 | 4.98 million | 40 million | – |
| 1896 | 4.93 million | 39.6 million | – |
| 1895 | 4.88 million | 39.2 million | – |
| 1894 | 4.82 million | 38.9 million | – |
| 1893 | 4.77 million | 38.5 million | – |
| 1892 | 4.72 million | 38.2 million | – |
| 1891 | 4.67 million | 37.8 million | – |
| 1890 | 4.62 million | 37.5 million | – |
| 1889 | 4.57 million | 37.2 million | – |
| 1888 | 4.52 million | 36.9 million | – |
| 1887 | 4.48 million | 36.6 million | – |
| 1886 | 4.43 million | 36.3 million | – |
| 1885 | 4.38 million | 36 million | – |
| 1884 | 4.33 million | 35.7 million | – |
| 1883 | 4.29 million | 35.4 million | – |
| 1882 | 4.24 million | 35.2 million | – |
| 1881 | 4.2 million | 34.9 million | – |
| 1880 | 4.15 million | 34.6 million | – |
| 1879 | 4.11 million | 34.3 million | – |
| 1878 | 4.06 million | 33.9 million | – |
| 1877 | 4.02 million | 33.6 million | – |
| 1876 | 3.98 million | 33.3 million | – |
| 1875 | 3.93 million | 33 million | – |
| 1874 | 3.89 million | 32.6 million | – |
| 1873 | 3.85 million | 32.3 million | – |
| 1872 | 3.81 million | 32 million | – |
| 1871 | 3.77 million | 31.7 million | – |
| 1870 | 3.73 million | 31.4 million | – |
| 1869 | 3.69 million | 31.1 million | – |
| 1868 | 3.65 million | 30.9 million | – |
| 1867 | 3.61 million | 30.6 million | – |
| 1866 | 3.57 million | 30.4 million | – |
| 1865 | 3.53 million | 30.1 million | – |
| 1864 | 3.5 million | 29.9 million | – |
| 1863 | 3.46 million | 29.6 million | – |
| 1862 | 3.42 million | 29.4 million | – |
| 1861 | 3.39 million | 29.1 million | – |
| 1860 | 3.35 million | 28.9 million | – |
| 1859 | 3.31 million | 28.7 million | – |
| 1858 | 3.28 million | 28.5 million | – |
| 1857 | 3.24 million | 28.4 million | – |
| 1856 | 3.21 million | 28.2 million | – |
| 1855 | 3.17 million | 28 million | – |
| 1854 | 3.14 million | 27.9 million | – |
| 1853 | 3.11 million | 27.7 million | – |
| 1852 | 3.07 million | 27.5 million | – |
| 1851 | 3.03 million | 27.4 million | – |
| 1850 | 2.99 million | 27.3 million | – |
| 1849 | 2.94 million | 27.2 million | – |
| 1848 | 2.88 million | 27.1 million | – |
| 1847 | 2.82 million | 27.1 million | – |
| 1846 | 2.75 million | 27 million | – |
| 1845 | 2.69 million | 27 million | – |
| 1844 | 2.64 million | 26.9 million | – |
| 1843 | 2.58 million | 26.9 million | – |
| 1842 | 2.52 million | 26.8 million | – |
| 1841 | 2.47 million | 26.7 million | – |
| 1840 | 2.41 million | 26.6 million | – |
| 1839 | 2.36 million | 26.4 million | – |
| 1838 | 2.31 million | 26.2 million | – |
| 1837 | 2.26 million | 25.9 million | – |
| 1836 | 2.21 million | 25.7 million | – |
| 1835 | 2.16 million | 25.4 million | – |
| 1834 | 2.11 million | 25.2 million | – |
| 1833 | 2.07 million | 24.9 million | – |
| 1832 | 2.02 million | 24.6 million | – |
| 1831 | 1.98 million | 24.4 million | – |
| 1830 | 1.93 million | 24.1 million | – |
| 1829 | 1.89 million | 23.8 million | – |
| 1828 | 1.85 million | 23.5 million | – |
| 1827 | 1.81 million | 23.2 million | – |
| 1826 | 1.77 million | 22.9 million | – |
| 1825 | 1.73 million | 22.7 million | – |
| 1824 | 1.69 million | 22.4 million | – |
| 1823 | 1.66 million | 22.1 million | – |
| 1822 | 1.62 million | 21.8 million | – |
| 1821 | 1.6 million | 21.3 million | – |
| 1820 | 1.59 million | 20.7 million | – |
| 1819 | 1.57 million | 19.9 million | – |
| 1818 | 1.56 million | 19 million | – |
| 1817 | 1.56 million | 17.9 million | – |
| 1816 | 1.55 million | 16.9 million | – |
| 1815 | 1.54 million | 16 million | – |
| 1814 | 1.53 million | 15.1 million | – |
| 1813 | 1.52 million | 14.3 million | – |
| 1812 | 1.52 million | 13.5 million | – |
| 1811 | 1.51 million | 12.8 million | – |
| 1810 | 1.5 million | 12.3 million | – |
| 1809 | 1.5 million | 11.8 million | – |
| 1808 | 1.49 million | 11.7 million | – |
| 1807 | 1.49 million | 11.6 million | – |
| 1806 | 1.48 million | 11.5 million | – |
| 1805 | 1.48 million | 11.3 million | – |
| 1804 | 1.47 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1803 | 1.46 million | 11.1 million | – |
| 1802 | 1.46 million | 11 million | – |
| 1801 | 1.45 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1800 | 1.45 million | 10.8 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | South Africa | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64 million63.7 million–64.3 million | 69.1 million69 million–69.3 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 64.8 million64 million–65.5 million | 69.6 million69.2 million–69.9 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 65.5 million64.3 million–66.7 million | 69.9 million69.4 million–70.5 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 66.1 million64.6 million–67.8 million | 70.3 million69.5 million–71.2 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 66.8 million64.9 million–69 million | 70.6 million69.5 million–71.9 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 67.5 million65.2 million–70.1 million | 71 million69.5 million–72.5 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 68.2 million65.5 million–71.2 million | 71.3 million69.5 million–73.2 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 68.8 million65.8 million–72.3 million | 71.6 million69.4 million–74 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 69.4 million66 million–73.4 million | 71.9 million69.4 million–74.7 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 70 million66.3 million–74.5 million | 72.1 million69.3 million–75.4 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 70.6 million66.5 million–75.5 million | 72.4 million69.2 million–76.1 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 71.2 million66.7 million–76.4 million | 72.7 million69 million–76.8 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 71.8 million67 million–77.5 million | 72.9 million68.8 million–77.6 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 72.4 million67.2 million–78.5 million | 73.1 million68.6 million–78.4 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 73 million67.3 million–79.5 million | 73.4 million68.4 million–79.2 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 73.5 million67.4 million–80.5 million | 73.6 million68.1 million–80 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 74 million67.5 million–81.5 million | 73.8 million67.9 million–80.8 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 74.6 million67.6 million–82.4 million | 74 million67.6 million–81.7 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 75.1 million67.8 million–83.5 million | 74.2 million67.3 million–82.6 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 75.6 million67.9 million–84.6 million | 74.4 million67.1 million–83.7 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 76.2 million67.9 million–85.7 million | 74.6 million66.9 million–84.8 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 76.7 million68 million–86.9 million | 74.8 million66.6 million–85.7 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 77.2 million68.1 million–88 million | 74.9 million66.3 million–86.4 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 77.7 million68.1 million–89.1 million | 75.1 million66 million–87.2 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 78.2 million68.1 million–90.4 million | 75.2 million65.7 million–88 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 78.7 million68.2 million–91.6 million | 75.4 million65.4 million–89 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 79.2 million68.3 million–92.7 million | 75.5 million65 million–90.1 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 79.7 million68.4 million–93.8 million | 75.6 million64.6 million–91.2 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 80.1 million68.4 million–95.1 million | 75.7 million64.1 million–92.4 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 80.6 million68.4 million–96.4 million | 75.8 million63.7 million–93.6 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 81 million68.4 million–97.2 million | 75.9 million63.4 million–94.8 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 81.4 million68.3 million–98.2 million | 75.9 million63 million–96 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 81.8 million68.2 million–99.4 million | 76 million62.5 million–97.1 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 82.3 million68 million–101 million | 76 million61.9 million–98.3 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 82.7 million67.9 million–102 million | 76 million61.3 million–99.4 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 83.1 million67.8 million–103 million | 76 million60.8 million–101 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 83.4 million67.5 million–104 million | 76 million60.3 million–102 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 83.8 million67.2 million–106 million | 76 million59.7 million–103 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 84.2 million67.1 million–107 million | 76 million59.2 million–104 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 84.6 million67 million–108 million | 76 million58.7 million–105 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 84.9 million66.9 million–109 million | 76 million58.1 million–107 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 85.3 million66.6 million–110 million | 76 million57.6 million–108 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 85.6 million66.3 million–112 million | 76 million57.1 million–109 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 85.9 million66.1 million–113 million | 76 million56.5 million–111 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 86.2 million65.7 million–115 million | 76 million56 million–112 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 86.5 million65.3 million–116 million | 76 million55.6 million–113 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 86.9 million65 million–117 million | 76.1 million55.1 million–114 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 87.2 million64.8 million–118 million | 76.1 million54.6 million–115 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 87.5 million64.6 million–119 million | 76.1 million54.1 million–117 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 87.8 million64.3 million–120 million | 76.1 million53.7 million–118 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 88.1 million63.9 million–121 million | 76.1 million53.2 million–119 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 88.3 million63.6 million–123 million | 76.1 million52.6 million–120 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 88.6 million63.3 million–124 million | 76 million52.1 million–122 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 88.9 million63.2 million–125 million | 76 million51.5 million–123 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 89.1 million62.8 million–126 million | 76 million50.9 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 89.4 million62.4 million–128 million | 76 million50.4 million–126 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 89.7 million62 million–129 million | 76 million49.8 million–127 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 89.9 million61.6 million–130 million | 75.9 million49.4 million–128 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 90.2 million61.5 million–132 million | 75.9 million48.8 million–130 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 90.5 million61.3 million–133 million | 75.9 million48.3 million–131 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 90.7 million60.9 million–135 million | 75.8 million47.7 million–133 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 91 million60.6 million–136 million | 75.7 million47 million–134 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 91.2 million60.1 million–138 million | 75.7 million46.3 million–136 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 91.4 million59.8 million–139 million | 75.6 million45.7 million–138 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 91.7 million59.3 million–141 million | 75.5 million45.1 million–140 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 91.9 million58.6 million–142 million | 75.5 million44.4 million–142 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 92.2 million58.1 million–144 million | 75.4 million43.6 million–144 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 92.4 million57.7 million–146 million | 75.3 million42.9 million–145 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 92.6 million57.2 million–147 million | 75.2 million42.2 million–147 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 92.9 million56.8 million–148 million | 75.1 million41.5 million–149 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 93.1 million56.4 million–150 million | 75 million40.9 million–152 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 93.3 million55.9 million–152 million | 74.9 million40.3 million–154 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 93.5 million55.5 million–153 million | 74.8 million39.7 million–155 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 93.7 million55 million–155 million | 74.7 million39.2 million–157 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 93.9 million54.2 million–156 million | 74.6 million38.8 million–159 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 94.1 million53.5 million–158 million | 74.4 million38.2 million–161 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 94.3 million53.3 million–159 million | 74.3 million37.6 million–162 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 United Kingdom
Health
- Life expectancySouth Africa: 66.1 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Africa: 3.75% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthSouth Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Africa: 63.8% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Africa: 28.2 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Africa: 6.5% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personSouth Africa: $5,713 in 2025United Kingdom: $48,420 in 2025
- GDP growthSouth Africa: 1.1% a year in 2025United Kingdom: 1.2% a year in 2025
- InflationSouth Africa: 3.2% a year in 2025United Kingdom: 3.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtSouth Africa: 76% of GDP in 2024United Kingdom: 102.1% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Africa: $3B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Africa: $49 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Africa: 89,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSouth Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025