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

Dominica and South Africa: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Dominica	South Africa	Dominica	South Africa
1960	59,372	16,440,172	-	-
1961	60,209	16,908,035	1.41%	2.85%
1962	60,948	17,418,522	1.23%	3.02%
1963	61,739	17,954,564	1.3%	3.08%
1964	62,587	18,511,361	1.37%	3.1%
1965	63,505	19,089,380	1.47%	3.12%
1966	64,507	19,690,087	1.58%	3.15%
1967	65,585	20,314,066	1.67%	3.17%
1968	66,732	20,957,287	1.75%	3.17%
1969	67,934	21,614,676	1.8%	3.14%
1970	68,908	22,279,984	1.43%	3.08%
1971	69,532	22,942,143	0.91%	2.97%
1972	70,060	23,609,456	0.76%	2.91%
1973	70,585	24,294,263	0.75%	2.9%
1974	71,091	24,989,108	0.72%	2.86%
1975	71,570	25,690,940	0.67%	2.81%
1976	72,017	26,395,450	0.62%	2.74%
1977	72,406	27,118,952	0.54%	2.74%
1978	72,724	27,869,507	0.44%	2.77%
1979	72,959	28,634,162	0.32%	2.74%
1980	73,083	29,518,857	0.17%	3.09%
1981	72,986	30,541,044	-0.13%	3.46%
1982	72,688	31,615,339	-0.41%	3.52%
1983	72,365	32,739,304	-0.44%	3.56%
1984	72,056	33,892,788	-0.43%	3.52%
1985	71,744	35,042,093	-0.43%	3.39%
1986	71,406	36,180,515	-0.47%	3.25%
1987	71,023	37,326,190	-0.54%	3.17%
1988	70,608	38,480,649	-0.58%	3.09%
1989	70,153	39,628,575	-0.64%	2.98%
1990	69,627	40,746,268	-0.75%	2.82%
1991	69,296	41,687,898	-0.48%	2.31%
1992	69,325	42,443,509	0.04%	1.81%
1993	69,433	43,297,156	0.16%	2.01%
1994	69,477	44,004,139	0.06%	1.63%
1995	69,469	44,541,554	-0.01%	1.22%
1996	69,410	45,123,018	-0.08%	1.31%
1997	69,299	45,666,838	-0.16%	1.21%
1998	69,124	46,223,880	-0.25%	1.22%
1999	68,870	46,730,335	-0.37%	1.1%
2000	68,511	47,159,719	-0.52%	0.92%
2001	68,288	47,566,800	-0.33%	0.86%
2002	68,367	48,019,415	0.12%	0.95%
2003	68,531	48,500,348	0.24%	1%
2004	68,649	48,991,421	0.17%	1.01%
2005	68,734	49,490,033	0.12%	1.02%
2006	68,806	49,998,277	0.1%	1.03%
2007	68,847	50,528,584	0.06%	1.06%
2008	68,854	51,114,599	0.01%	1.16%
2009	68,864	51,728,516	0.01%	1.2%
2010	68,859	52,344,051	-0.007%	1.19%
2011	69,053	52,995,205	0.28%	1.24%
2012	69,118	53,782,567	0.09%	1.49%
2013	69,715	54,678,791	0.86%	1.67%
2014	70,373	55,594,838	0.94%	1.68%
2015	70,410	56,723,537	0.05%	2.03%
2016	69,606	57,259,551	-1.14%	0.94%
2017	68,496	57,635,162	-1.59%	0.66%
2018	68,174	58,613,001	-0.47%	1.7%
2019	67,880	59,587,885	-0.43%	1.66%
2020	67,573	60,562,381	-0.45%	1.64%
2021	67,202	61,502,603	-0.55%	1.55%
2022	66,826	62,378,410	-0.56%	1.42%
2023	66,510	63,212,384	-0.47%	1.34%
2024	66,205	64,007,187	-0.46%	1.26%
2025	65,870	64,747,317	-0.51%	1.16%
2026	65,508	65,453,086	-0.55%	1.09%
2027	65,160	66,143,018	-0.53%	1.05%
2028	64,808	66,830,384	-0.54%	1.04%
2029	64,475	67,506,850	-0.51%	1.01%
2030	64,169	68,161,357	-0.47%	0.97%
2031	63,949	68,798,574	-0.34%	0.93%
2032	63,825	69,426,441	-0.19%	0.91%
2033	63,775	70,040,484	-0.08%	0.88%
2034	63,756	70,641,572	-0.03%	0.86%
2035	63,764	71,234,749	0.01%	0.84%
2036	63,757	71,816,372	-0.01%	0.82%
2037	63,770	72,387,807	0.02%	0.8%
2038	63,784	72,949,611	0.02%	0.78%
2039	63,792	73,496,152	0.01%	0.75%
2040	63,798	74,035,615	0.009%	0.73%
2041	63,804	74,575,444	0.009%	0.73%
2042	63,778	75,111,899	-0.04%	0.72%
2043	63,731	75,641,512	-0.07%	0.71%
2044	63,677	76,164,461	-0.08%	0.69%
2045	63,630	76,681,448	-0.07%	0.68%
2046	63,575	77,199,542	-0.09%	0.68%
2047	63,501	77,716,650	-0.12%	0.67%
2048	63,411	78,215,323	-0.14%	0.64%
2049	63,303	78,699,584	-0.17%	0.62%
2050	63,191	79,177,329	-0.18%	0.61%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Dominica increased by 1,676 people (a 2.44% growth), while South Africa gained 7,233,504 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Dominica lost -4,540 (a 6.45% decline), while South Africa's population increased by 8,590,709 (a 15.1% growth).

Dominica was ranked 187th most populous country in 2005 and is 188th in 2025. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2005 and still ranked 24th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Dominica's population will shrink by 4.07% to 63,191 people and will still be ranked 188th. The population of South Africa will increase by 21.2% to 79,177,329 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.