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Population in Belarus compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,085,991 in 2025 vs 64,747,319 people in South Africa in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,025,821 people compared to 65,829,368 in South Africa.

Population statistics:

  • South Africa's population is 7.29 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while South Africa is the 24th.
  • The countries together account for 0.9% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.79% for South Africa.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.35% per year vs +1.4% in South Africa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.03M (6.03% decline), while South Africa has grown from 50M to 65.8M (31.7% growth).

Belarus vs South Africa: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus South Africa
2100 4,404,482 94,734,082
2099 4,455,490 94,523,360
2098 4,506,253 94,316,049
2097 4,556,987 94,125,043
2096 4,607,606 93,927,246
2095 4,658,472 93,719,451
2094 4,709,371 93,494,697
2093 4,760,574 93,267,274
2092 4,811,759 93,041,793
2091 4,863,122 92,793,249
2090 4,914,957 92,561,159
2089 4,967,252 92,322,396
2088 5,019,954 92,080,212
2087 5,073,478 91,833,409
2086 5,127,730 91,581,639
2085 5,182,931 91,352,906
2084 5,238,960 91,106,961
2083 5,295,887 90,845,161
2082 5,353,838 90,583,188
2081 5,412,731 90,313,417
2080 5,472,716 90,039,857
2079 5,533,470 89,770,116
2078 5,594,987 89,494,440
2077 5,657,609 89,217,520
2076 5,720,802 88,954,522
2075 5,784,826 88,681,719
2074 5,849,664 88,397,221
2073 5,915,527 88,118,589
2072 5,981,971 87,835,051
2071 6,049,588 87,509,098
2070 6,117,717 87,178,463
2069 6,186,679 86,870,660
2068 6,256,272 86,558,000
2067 6,326,913 86,237,764
2066 6,398,312 85,904,801
2065 6,470,244 85,573,984
2064 6,542,572 85,214,686
2063 6,615,256 84,845,370
2062 6,688,062 84,473,236
2061 6,760,917 84,103,016
2060 6,834,181 83,719,266
2059 6,907,379 83,325,330
2058 6,980,163 82,918,226
2057 7,052,874 82,508,742
2056 7,125,100 82,098,320
2055 7,196,662 81,669,191
2054 7,266,788 81,227,019
2053 7,335,794 80,789,939
2052 7,403,462 80,338,877
2051 7,469,442 79,858,310
2050 7,534,245 79,383,784
2049 7,598,150 78,897,472
2048 7,661,337 78,409,829
2047 7,722,913 77,894,547
2046 7,783,562 77,369,819
2045 7,843,981 76,852,544
2044 7,904,250 76,330,046
2043 7,964,339 75,800,788
2042 8,024,619 75,264,885
2041 8,085,991 74,721,871
2040 8,147,453 74,179,185
2039 8,209,389 73,636,894
2038 8,271,271 73,079,976
2037 8,332,989 72,506,991
2036 8,395,161 71,930,701
2035 8,457,882 71,337,219
2034 8,521,103 70,737,692
2033 8,584,879 70,128,299
2032 8,648,656 69,502,726
2031 8,712,030 68,865,544
2030 8,775,824 68,221,143
2029 8,839,704 67,549,189
2028 8,902,241 66,860,631
2027 8,964,035 66,166,759
2026 9,025,821 65,473,024
2025 9,085,991 64,747,319
2024 9,132,629 64,007,187
2023 9,178,298 63,212,384
2022 9,228,071 62,378,410
2021 9,302,585 61,502,603
2020 9,379,952 60,562,381
2019 9,419,758 59,587,885
2018 9,438,785 58,613,001
2017 9,458,989 57,635,162
2016 9,469,379 57,259,551
2015 9,461,076 56,723,537
2014 9,448,515 55,594,838
2013 9,443,211 54,678,791
2012 9,446,836 53,782,567
2011 9,461,643 52,995,205
2010 9,483,836 52,344,051
2009 9,504,583 51,728,516
2008 9,527,985 51,114,599
2007 9,560,953 50,528,584
2006 9,604,924 49,998,277
2005 9,663,915 49,490,033
2004 9,730,146 48,991,421
2003 9,796,749 48,500,348
2002 9,865,548 48,019,415
2001 9,928,549 47,566,800
2000 9,979,610 47,159,719
1999 10,026,738 46,730,335
1998 10,071,963 46,223,880
1997 10,117,433 45,666,838
1996 10,159,569 45,123,018
1995 10,193,831 44,541,554
1994 10,226,955 44,004,139
1993 10,239,050 43,297,156
1992 10,216,470 42,443,509
1991 10,194,050 41,687,898
1990 10,189,348 40,746,268
1989 10,170,000 39,628,575
1988 10,140,000 38,480,649
1987 10,111,000 37,326,190
1986 10,043,000 36,180,515
1985 9,975,000 35,042,093
1984 9,910,000 33,892,788
1983 9,843,000 32,739,304
1982 9,776,000 31,615,339
1981 9,710,000 30,541,044
1980 9,643,000 29,518,857
1979 9,584,000 28,634,162
1978 9,525,000 27,869,507
1977 9,463,000 27,118,952
1976 9,411,000 26,395,450
1975 9,367,000 25,690,940
1974 9,317,584 24,989,108
1973 9,257,272 24,294,263
1972 9,188,968 23,609,456
1971 9,115,576 22,942,143
1970 9,040,000 22,279,984
1969 8,960,304 21,614,676
1968 8,874,552 20,957,287
1967 8,785,648 20,314,066
1966 8,696,496 19,690,087
1965 8,610,000 19,089,380
1964 8,524,224 18,511,361
1963 8,437,232 17,954,564
1962 8,351,928 17,418,522
1961 8,271,216 16,908,035
1960 8,198,000 16,440,172

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/south-africa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 443,558 people (a 4.68% decline), while South Africa's population increased by 8,569,817 people (a 15% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,534,245 people with a rank change from 101st to 114th. The population of South Africa will increase by 20.6% to 79,383,784 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.

South Africa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 94.7M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus South Africa
2100 -1.14% 0.22%
2099 -1.13% 0.22%
2098 -1.11% 0.2%
2097 -1.1% 0.21%
2096 -1.09% 0.22%
2095 -1.08% 0.24%
2094 -1.08% 0.24%
2093 -1.06% 0.24%
2092 -1.06% 0.27%
2091 -1.05% 0.25%
2090 -1.05% 0.26%
2089 -1.05% 0.26%
2088 -1.05% 0.27%
2087 -1.06% 0.27%
2086 -1.07% 0.25%
2085 -1.07% 0.27%
2084 -1.07% 0.29%
2083 -1.08% 0.29%
2082 -1.09% 0.3%
2081 -1.1% 0.3%
2080 -1.1% 0.3%
2079 -1.1% 0.31%
2078 -1.11% 0.31%
2077 -1.1% 0.3%
2076 -1.11% 0.31%
2075 -1.11% 0.32%
2074 -1.11% 0.32%
2073 -1.11% 0.32%
2072 -1.12% 0.37%
2071 -1.11% 0.38%
2070 -1.11% 0.35%
2069 -1.11% 0.36%
2068 -1.12% 0.37%
2067 -1.12% 0.39%
2066 -1.11% 0.39%
2065 -1.11% 0.42%
2064 -1.1% 0.44%
2063 -1.09% 0.44%
2062 -1.08% 0.44%
2061 -1.07% 0.46%
2060 -1.06% 0.47%
2059 -1.04% 0.49%
2058 -1.03% 0.5%
2057 -1.01% 0.5%
2056 -0.99% 0.53%
2055 -0.97% 0.54%
2054 -0.94% 0.54%
2053 -0.91% 0.56%
2052 -0.88% 0.6%
2051 -0.86% 0.6%
2050 -0.84% 0.62%
2049 -0.82% 0.62%
2048 -0.8% 0.66%
2047 -0.78% 0.68%
2046 -0.77% 0.67%
2045 -0.76% 0.68%
2044 -0.75% 0.7%
2043 -0.75% 0.71%
2042 -0.76% 0.73%
2041 -0.75% 0.73%
2040 -0.75% 0.74%
2039 -0.75% 0.76%
2038 -0.74% 0.79%
2037 -0.74% 0.8%
2036 -0.74% 0.83%
2035 -0.74% 0.85%
2034 -0.74% 0.87%
2033 -0.74% 0.9%
2032 -0.73% 0.93%
2031 -0.73% 0.94%
2030 -0.72% 0.99%
2029 -0.7% 1.03%
2028 -0.69% 1.05%
2027 -0.68% 1.06%
2026 -0.66% 1.12%
2025 -0.51% 1.16%
2024 -0.5% 1.26%
2023 -0.54% 1.34%
2022 -0.8% 1.42%
2021 -0.82% 1.55%
2020 -0.42% 1.64%
2019 -0.2% 1.66%
2018 -0.21% 1.7%
2017 -0.11% 0.66%
2016 0.09% 0.94%
2015 0.13% 2.03%
2014 0.06% 1.68%
2013 -0.04% 1.67%
2012 -0.16% 1.49%
2011 -0.23% 1.24%
2010 -0.22% 1.19%
2009 -0.25% 1.2%
2008 -0.34% 1.16%
2007 -0.46% 1.06%
2006 -0.61% 1.03%
2005 -0.68% 1.02%
2004 -0.68% 1.01%
2003 -0.7% 1%
2002 -0.63% 0.95%
2001 -0.51% 0.86%
2000 -0.47% 0.92%
1999 -0.45% 1.1%
1998 -0.45% 1.22%
1997 -0.41% 1.21%
1996 -0.34% 1.31%
1995 -0.32% 1.22%
1994 -0.12% 1.63%
1993 0.22% 2.01%
1992 0.22% 1.81%
1991 0.05% 2.31%
1990 0.19% 2.82%
1989 0.3% 2.98%
1988 0.29% 3.09%
1987 0.68% 3.17%
1986 0.68% 3.25%
1985 0.66% 3.39%
1984 0.68% 3.52%
1983 0.69% 3.56%
1982 0.68% 3.52%
1981 0.69% 3.46%
1980 0.62% 3.09%
1979 0.62% 2.74%
1978 0.66% 2.77%
1977 0.55% 2.74%
1976 0.47% 2.74%
1975 0.53% 2.81%
1974 0.65% 2.86%
1973 0.74% 2.9%
1972 0.81% 2.91%
1971 0.84% 2.97%
1970 0.89% 3.08%
1969 0.97% 3.14%
1968 1.01% 3.17%
1967 1.03% 3.17%
1966 1% 3.15%
1965 1.01% 3.12%
1964 1.03% 3.1%
1963 1.02% 3.08%
1962 0.98% 3.02%
1961 0.89% 2.85%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/south-africa | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Belarus declined by 0.51%, while South Africa's population grew by 1.16%.

Live population counters

Belarus South Africa
Current population
9025821
65829368
Population rank 101/197 24/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.79%
One net population change
11.3 minutes
42.7 seconds
One birth every
8.19 minutes
26.7 seconds
One death every
4.38 minutes
53.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline -128 +2,028
Annual growth/decline -46,638 +740,132
Annual growth/decline rate -0.51% +1.16%
Population growth rate rank 186/197 91/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
3.6 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 +146,370
Net migration rank 109/196 9/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 2,631,100
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 28/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 105/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
South Africa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus South Africa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - 146,370
2024 -55,755 -3,119 591,618 166,972
2023 -56,924 -3,034 602,793 228,222
2022 -47,839 -8,000 603,636 233,284
2021 -67,118 -33,954 456,411 458,246
2020 -64,703 -33,954 595,873 369,901
2019 -32,969 -33,954 652,130 331,124
2018 -26,429 8,615 648,319 318,260
2017 -17,026 3,337 645,975 343,146
2016 -1,894 8,272 641,365 -879,235
2015 -946 18,088 668,771 641,150
2014 -2,834 14,979 674,754 272,697
2013 -6,610 10,550 652,427 232,230
2012 -11,336 10,903 643,723 264,091
2011 -26,493 5,686 601,708 65,166
2010 -29,400 10,300 566,834 68,563
2009 -25,662 13,610 554,115 41,528
2008 -25,726 -495 595,332 36,869
2007 -28,683 -4,013 503,567 36,339
2006 -41,301 -8,303 487,584 33,159
2005 -50,252 -15,451 464,464 31,286
2004 -50,597 -10,424 442,540 58,924
2003 -53,882 -10,795 415,018 65,604
2002 -58,207 -11,945 430,926 50,313
2001 -48,650 -4,469 484,801 -60,793
2000 -40,916 1,812 526,963 -136,794
1999 -49,131 2,028 594,643 -126,011
1998 -44,316 13,192 627,027 -82,722
1997 -46,540 -235 667,969 -98,181
1996 -37,591 5,205 710,868 -193,007
1995 -32,621 481 743,488 -98,403
1994 -19,431 -12,570 698,609 -268,849
1993 -11,263 19,652 789,220 194,977
1992 11,238 29,477 794,415 -71,342
1991 18,349 -5,876 827,296 -39,131
1990 32,606 -26,497 835,421 259,718
1989 49,833 5,639 884,629 255,605
1988 60,840 -5,424 909,221 246,382
1987 62,689 -12,462 922,330 231,009
1986 74,318 -11,499 903,644 234,378
1985 58,852 -784 893,889 244,940
1984 64,415 -3,051 869,011 290,789
1983 75,791 -2,938 837,013 310,172
1982 65,499 3,339 807,550 293,195
1981 65,057 14,998 767,833 279,985
1980 62,101 16,616 738,415 258,127
1979 64,481 395 716,541 56,323
1978 67,342 -11,143 694,341 62,121
1977 67,434 -4,925 680,929 63,739
1976 66,677 -5,350 675,011 27,333
1975 65,494 -6,302 667,862 38,809
1974 71,158 -5,157 658,438 38,518
1973 70,911 -7,357 651,596 41,125
1972 74,036 -7,966 638,754 38,163
1971 77,464 -5,818 624,761 32,961
1970 75,520 -8,643 605,102 61,514
1969 74,567 -12,833 590,794 73,225
1968 76,782 -7,511 571,841 78,932
1967 81,136 -13,409 553,741 81,932
1966 84,191 -14,544 534,862 77,417
1965 90,611 -17,979 506,632 82,514
1964 101,618 -17,837 490,606 76,298
1963 113,160 -28,653 473,821 72,844
1962 124,945 -32,996 455,634 69,771
1961 134,490 -26,780 437,851 57,728
1960 136,399 -27,382 421,263 18,891

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 82.7% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 371,603 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 77,703 people). In South Africa 73.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,106,891 people) and 26.6% is from migration (a gain of 2,211,070 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 2,631,100 people or 4.1% in South Africa.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 500K
Grodno 365K
Vitebsk 358K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 347K
Babruysk 204K
Baranavichy 170K
Barysaw 134K
Pinsk 123K
South Africa
City Population
Johannesburg 4.8M
Cape Town 3.78M
Soweto 1.27M
Pretoria 742K
Pietermaritzburg 619K
Durban 595K
Rustenburg 550K
Randburg 337K
Port Elizabeth 312K
East London 267K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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