South Africa vs Vietnam: Population
Population in 2023: 63.2 million people in South Africa and 100 million people in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 37.2 million people, or 1.59 times that in South Africa.
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Latest figures
people · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 63.2 million 2023 | 54.7 million | 24 of 229 | 94.3 million 2100 |
| Vietnam | 100 million 2023 | 90.6 million | 16 of 229 | 91.7 million 2100 |
| World | 8.09 billion 2023 | 7.29 billion | 10.2 billion 2100 |
What the numbers say
- Vietnam has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, South Africa ranked 24 and Vietnam ranked 16 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Africa at 94.3 million people and Vietnam at 91.7 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | South Africa | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 63.2 million | 100 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 62.4 million | 99.7 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 61.5 million | 98.9 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 60.6 million | 98.1 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 59.6 million | 97.2 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 58.6 million | 96.2 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 57.6 million | 95.2 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 57.3 million | 94 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 56.7 million | 92.8 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 55.6 million | 91.7 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 54.7 million | 90.6 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 53.8 million | 89.5 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 53 million | 88.5 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 52.3 million | 87.5 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 51.7 million | 86.5 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 51.1 million | 85.2 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 50.5 million | 83.6 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 50 million | 82.2 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 49.5 million | 81.1 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 49 million | 80.3 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 48.5 million | 79.6 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 48 million | 78.8 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 47.6 million | 78 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 47.2 million | 77.2 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 46.7 million | 76.3 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 46.2 million | 75.3 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 45.7 million | 74.2 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 45.1 million | 73.2 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 44.5 million | 72.1 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 44 million | 70.9 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 43.3 million | 69.6 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 42.4 million | 68.3 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 41.7 million | 66.9 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 40.8 million | 65.5 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 39.6 million | 64.2 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 38.5 million | 62.8 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 37.3 million | 61.6 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 36.2 million | 60.4 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 35 million | 59.1 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 33.9 million | 57.7 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 32.7 million | 56.3 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 31.6 million | 55 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 30.5 million | 53.7 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 29.5 million | 52.5 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 28.6 million | 51.4 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 27.9 million | 50.3 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 27.1 million | 49 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 26.4 million | 47.7 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 25.7 million | 46.5 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 25 million | 45.4 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 24.3 million | 44.4 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 23.6 million | 43.4 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 22.9 million | 42.5 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 22.3 million | 41.5 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 21.6 million | 40.6 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 21 million | 39.7 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 20.3 million | 38.9 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 19.7 million | 38 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 19.1 million | 37.1 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 18.5 million | 36.2 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 18 million | 35.3 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 17.4 million | 34.3 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 16.9 million | 33.4 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 16.4 million | 32.5 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 16 million | 31.6 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 15.6 million | 30.7 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 15.2 million | 29.8 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 14.9 million | 28.9 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 14.5 million | 28.2 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 14.2 million | 27.4 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 13.9 million | 26.8 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 13.6 million | 26.1 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 13.3 million | 25.6 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 13 million | 25.1 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 12.8 million | 24.5 million | – |
| 1948 | 12.5 million | 23.8 million | – |
| 1947 | 12.3 million | 23.1 million | – |
| 1946 | 12 million | 22.5 million | – |
| 1945 | 11.8 million | 21.8 million | – |
| 1944 | 11.6 million | 21.2 million | – |
| 1943 | 11.4 million | 20.6 million | – |
| 1942 | 11.2 million | 20 million | – |
| 1941 | 11 million | 19.5 million | – |
| 1940 | 10.7 million | 19.1 million | – |
| 1939 | 10.5 million | 18.8 million | – |
| 1938 | 10.3 million | 18.6 million | – |
| 1937 | 10.1 million | 18.5 million | – |
| 1936 | 9.92 million | 18.3 million | – |
| 1935 | 9.72 million | 18.2 million | – |
| 1934 | 9.53 million | 18.1 million | – |
| 1933 | 9.34 million | 18 million | – |
| 1932 | 9.16 million | 17.8 million | – |
| 1931 | 8.97 million | 17.8 million | – |
| 1930 | 8.79 million | 17.7 million | – |
| 1929 | 8.62 million | 17.7 million | – |
| 1928 | 8.44 million | 17.8 million | – |
| 1927 | 8.27 million | 17.8 million | – |
| 1926 | 8.1 million | 17.9 million | – |
| 1925 | 7.93 million | 18 million | – |
| 1924 | 7.77 million | 18.1 million | – |
| 1923 | 7.61 million | 18.2 million | – |
| 1922 | 7.45 million | 18.2 million | – |
| 1921 | 7.3 million | 18.3 million | – |
| 1920 | 7.17 million | 18.4 million | – |
| 1919 | 7.04 million | 18.5 million | – |
| 1918 | 6.93 million | 18.6 million | – |
| 1917 | 6.82 million | 18.6 million | – |
| 1916 | 6.71 million | 18.7 million | – |
| 1915 | 6.61 million | 18.8 million | – |
| 1914 | 6.5 million | 18.9 million | – |
| 1913 | 6.4 million | 19 million | – |
| 1912 | 6.3 million | 19.1 million | – |
| 1911 | 6.2 million | 18.9 million | – |
| 1910 | 6.09 million | 18.6 million | – |
| 1909 | 5.99 million | 18.1 million | – |
| 1908 | 5.89 million | 17.4 million | – |
| 1907 | 5.79 million | 16.5 million | – |
| 1906 | 5.7 million | 15.7 million | – |
| 1905 | 5.6 million | 14.9 million | – |
| 1904 | 5.51 million | 14.1 million | – |
| 1903 | 5.41 million | 13.4 million | – |
| 1902 | 5.32 million | 12.7 million | – |
| 1901 | 5.24 million | 12.2 million | – |
| 1900 | 5.16 million | 11.8 million | – |
| 1899 | 5.1 million | 11.5 million | – |
| 1898 | 5.04 million | 11.4 million | – |
| 1897 | 4.98 million | 11.4 million | – |
| 1896 | 4.93 million | 11.3 million | – |
| 1895 | 4.88 million | 11.3 million | – |
| 1894 | 4.82 million | 11.3 million | – |
| 1893 | 4.77 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1892 | 4.72 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1891 | 4.67 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1890 | 4.62 million | 11.1 million | – |
| 1889 | 4.57 million | 11.1 million | – |
| 1888 | 4.52 million | 11.1 million | – |
| 1887 | 4.48 million | 11 million | – |
| 1886 | 4.43 million | 11 million | – |
| 1885 | 4.38 million | 11 million | – |
| 1884 | 4.33 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1883 | 4.29 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1882 | 4.24 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1881 | 4.2 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1880 | 4.15 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1879 | 4.11 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1878 | 4.06 million | 10.8 million | – |
| 1877 | 4.02 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1876 | 3.98 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1875 | 3.93 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1874 | 3.89 million | 10.6 million | – |
| 1873 | 3.85 million | 10.6 million | – |
| 1872 | 3.81 million | 10.6 million | – |
| 1871 | 3.77 million | 10.5 million | – |
| 1870 | 3.73 million | 10.4 million | – |
| 1869 | 3.69 million | 10.2 million | – |
| 1868 | 3.65 million | 9.94 million | – |
| 1867 | 3.61 million | 9.67 million | – |
| 1866 | 3.57 million | 9.4 million | – |
| 1865 | 3.53 million | 9.14 million | – |
| 1864 | 3.5 million | 8.89 million | – |
| 1863 | 3.46 million | 8.64 million | – |
| 1862 | 3.42 million | 8.41 million | – |
| 1861 | 3.39 million | 8.17 million | – |
| 1860 | 3.35 million | 7.95 million | – |
| 1859 | 3.31 million | 7.73 million | – |
| 1858 | 3.28 million | 7.51 million | – |
| 1857 | 3.24 million | 7.31 million | – |
| 1856 | 3.21 million | 7.1 million | – |
| 1855 | 3.17 million | 6.91 million | – |
| 1854 | 3.14 million | 6.72 million | – |
| 1853 | 3.11 million | 6.53 million | – |
| 1852 | 3.07 million | 6.35 million | – |
| 1851 | 3.03 million | 6.21 million | – |
| 1850 | 2.99 million | 6.11 million | – |
| 1849 | 2.94 million | 6.06 million | – |
| 1848 | 2.88 million | 6.04 million | – |
| 1847 | 2.82 million | 6.05 million | – |
| 1846 | 2.75 million | 6.07 million | – |
| 1845 | 2.69 million | 6.09 million | – |
| 1844 | 2.64 million | 6.11 million | – |
| 1843 | 2.58 million | 6.12 million | – |
| 1842 | 2.52 million | 6.14 million | – |
| 1841 | 2.47 million | 6.16 million | – |
| 1840 | 2.41 million | 6.18 million | – |
| 1839 | 2.36 million | 6.2 million | – |
| 1838 | 2.31 million | 6.22 million | – |
| 1837 | 2.26 million | 6.23 million | – |
| 1836 | 2.21 million | 6.25 million | – |
| 1835 | 2.16 million | 6.27 million | – |
| 1834 | 2.11 million | 6.29 million | – |
| 1833 | 2.07 million | 6.31 million | – |
| 1832 | 2.02 million | 6.33 million | – |
| 1831 | 1.98 million | 6.34 million | – |
| 1830 | 1.93 million | 6.36 million | – |
| 1829 | 1.89 million | 6.38 million | – |
| 1828 | 1.85 million | 6.4 million | – |
| 1827 | 1.81 million | 6.42 million | – |
| 1826 | 1.77 million | 6.44 million | – |
| 1825 | 1.73 million | 6.46 million | – |
| 1824 | 1.69 million | 6.48 million | – |
| 1823 | 1.66 million | 6.49 million | – |
| 1822 | 1.62 million | 6.51 million | – |
| 1821 | 1.6 million | 6.5 million | – |
| 1820 | 1.59 million | 6.45 million | – |
| 1819 | 1.57 million | 6.36 million | – |
| 1818 | 1.56 million | 6.24 million | – |
| 1817 | 1.56 million | 6.09 million | – |
| 1816 | 1.55 million | 5.94 million | – |
| 1815 | 1.54 million | 5.79 million | – |
| 1814 | 1.53 million | 5.65 million | – |
| 1813 | 1.52 million | 5.52 million | – |
| 1812 | 1.52 million | 5.38 million | – |
| 1811 | 1.51 million | 5.25 million | – |
| 1810 | 1.5 million | 5.12 million | – |
| 1809 | 1.5 million | 4.99 million | – |
| 1808 | 1.49 million | 4.87 million | – |
| 1807 | 1.49 million | 4.75 million | – |
| 1806 | 1.48 million | 4.64 million | – |
| 1805 | 1.48 million | 4.53 million | – |
| 1804 | 1.47 million | 4.42 million | – |
| 1803 | 1.46 million | 4.31 million | – |
| 1802 | 1.46 million | 4.2 million | – |
| 1801 | 1.45 million | 4.1 million | – |
| 1800 | 1.45 million | 4 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | South Africa | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64 million63.7 million–64.3 million | 101 million101 million–101 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 64.8 million64 million–65.5 million | 102 million101 million–102 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 65.5 million64.3 million–66.7 million | 102 million101 million–103 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 66.1 million64.6 million–67.8 million | 103 million101 million–104 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 66.8 million64.9 million–69 million | 103 million101 million–105 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 67.5 million65.2 million–70.1 million | 104 million102 million–106 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 68.2 million65.5 million–71.2 million | 104 million102 million–107 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 68.8 million65.8 million–72.3 million | 105 million102 million–108 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 69.4 million66 million–73.4 million | 105 million102 million–109 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 70 million66.3 million–74.5 million | 106 million102 million–109 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 70.6 million66.5 million–75.5 million | 106 million102 million–110 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 71.2 million66.7 million–76.4 million | 107 million102 million–111 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 71.8 million67 million–77.5 million | 107 million102 million–112 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 72.4 million67.2 million–78.5 million | 107 million102 million–113 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 73 million67.3 million–79.5 million | 108 million102 million–113 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 73.5 million67.4 million–80.5 million | 108 million101 million–114 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 74 million67.5 million–81.5 million | 108 million101 million–115 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 74.6 million67.6 million–82.4 million | 109 million101 million–116 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 75.1 million67.8 million–83.5 million | 109 million101 million–117 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 75.6 million67.9 million–84.6 million | 109 million101 million–117 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 76.2 million67.9 million–85.7 million | 110 million101 million–118 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 76.7 million68 million–86.9 million | 110 million101 million–119 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 77.2 million68.1 million–88 million | 110 million100 million–119 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 77.7 million68.1 million–89.1 million | 110 million100 million–120 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 78.2 million68.1 million–90.4 million | 110 million99.6 million–120 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 78.7 million68.2 million–91.6 million | 110 million99.1 million–121 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 79.2 million68.3 million–92.7 million | 110 million98.4 million–121 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 79.7 million68.4 million–93.8 million | 110 million97.9 million–122 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 80.1 million68.4 million–95.1 million | 110 million97.3 million–122 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 80.6 million68.4 million–96.4 million | 110 million96.7 million–122 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 81 million68.4 million–97.2 million | 110 million96.2 million–123 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 81.4 million68.3 million–98.2 million | 110 million95.5 million–123 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 81.8 million68.2 million–99.4 million | 109 million94.8 million–123 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 82.3 million68 million–101 million | 109 million94.3 million–124 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 82.7 million67.9 million–102 million | 109 million93.6 million–124 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 83.1 million67.8 million–103 million | 109 million92.8 million–124 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 83.4 million67.5 million–104 million | 108 million91.9 million–124 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 83.8 million67.2 million–106 million | 108 million91.1 million–125 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 84.2 million67.1 million–107 million | 108 million90.3 million–125 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 84.6 million67 million–108 million | 108 million89.4 million–125 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 84.9 million66.9 million–109 million | 107 million88.4 million–125 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 85.3 million66.6 million–110 million | 107 million87.5 million–126 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 85.6 million66.3 million–112 million | 107 million86.6 million–126 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 85.9 million66.1 million–113 million | 106 million85.6 million–126 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 86.2 million65.7 million–115 million | 106 million84.8 million–126 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 86.5 million65.3 million–116 million | 106 million84 million–127 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 86.9 million65 million–117 million | 105 million83.1 million–127 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 87.2 million64.8 million–118 million | 105 million82.4 million–127 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 87.5 million64.6 million–119 million | 105 million81.7 million–128 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 87.8 million64.3 million–120 million | 104 million80.9 million–128 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 88.1 million63.9 million–121 million | 104 million80 million–128 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 88.3 million63.6 million–123 million | 103 million79.1 million–128 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 88.6 million63.3 million–124 million | 103 million77.9 million–128 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 88.9 million63.2 million–125 million | 102 million76.7 million–129 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 89.1 million62.8 million–126 million | 102 million75.6 million–129 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 89.4 million62.4 million–128 million | 102 million74.8 million–129 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 89.7 million62 million–129 million | 101 million73.9 million–130 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 89.9 million61.6 million–130 million | 101 million72.8 million–130 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 90.2 million61.5 million–132 million | 100 million71.7 million–131 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 90.5 million61.3 million–133 million | 99.6 million70.6 million–131 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 90.7 million60.9 million–135 million | 99.2 million69.6 million–132 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 91 million60.6 million–136 million | 98.7 million68.7 million–132 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 91.2 million60.1 million–138 million | 98.3 million67.9 million–133 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 91.4 million59.8 million–139 million | 97.8 million67 million–133 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 91.7 million59.3 million–141 million | 97.3 million66.1 million–133 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 91.9 million58.6 million–142 million | 96.9 million65.1 million–134 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 92.2 million58.1 million–144 million | 96.4 million64.3 million–134 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 92.4 million57.7 million–146 million | 96 million63.4 million–135 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 92.6 million57.2 million–147 million | 95.5 million62.6 million–136 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 92.9 million56.8 million–148 million | 95 million61.9 million–136 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 93.1 million56.4 million–150 million | 94.6 million61 million–136 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 93.3 million55.9 million–152 million | 94.1 million60.2 million–137 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 93.5 million55.5 million–153 million | 93.7 million59.2 million–137 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 93.7 million55 million–155 million | 93.2 million58.3 million–138 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 93.9 million54.2 million–156 million | 92.7 million57.3 million–138 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 94.1 million53.5 million–158 million | 92.2 million56.2 million–138 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 94.3 million53.3 million–159 million | 91.7 million55 million–138 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time