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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Portugal	South Africa	Portugal	South Africa
1960	8,857,716	16,440,172	-	-
1961	8,929,316	16,908,035	0.81%	2.85%
1962	8,993,985	17,418,522	0.72%	3.02%
1963	9,030,355	17,954,564	0.4%	3.08%
1964	9,035,365	18,511,361	0.06%	3.1%
1965	8,998,595	19,089,380	-0.41%	3.12%
1966	8,930,990	19,690,087	-0.75%	3.15%
1967	8,874,520	20,314,066	-0.63%	3.17%
1968	8,836,650	20,957,287	-0.43%	3.17%
1969	8,757,705	21,614,676	-0.89%	3.14%
1970	8,680,431	22,279,984	-0.88%	3.08%
1971	8,643,756	22,942,143	-0.42%	2.97%
1972	8,630,430	23,609,456	-0.15%	2.91%
1973	8,633,100	24,294,263	0.03%	2.9%
1974	8,754,365	24,989,108	1.4%	2.86%
1975	9,093,470	25,690,940	3.87%	2.81%
1976	9,355,810	26,395,450	2.88%	2.74%
1977	9,455,675	27,118,952	1.07%	2.74%
1978	9,558,250	27,869,507	1.08%	2.77%
1979	9,661,265	28,634,162	1.08%	2.74%
1980	9,766,312	29,518,857	1.09%	3.09%
1981	9,851,362	30,541,044	0.87%	3.46%
1982	9,911,771	31,615,339	0.61%	3.52%
1983	9,957,865	32,739,304	0.47%	3.56%
1984	9,996,232	33,892,788	0.39%	3.52%
1985	10,023,613	35,042,093	0.27%	3.39%
1986	10,032,734	36,180,515	0.09%	3.25%
1987	10,030,031	37,326,190	-0.03%	3.17%
1988	10,019,610	38,480,649	-0.1%	3.09%
1989	10,005,000	39,628,575	-0.15%	2.98%
1990	9,983,218	40,746,268	-0.22%	2.82%
1991	9,960,235	41,687,898	-0.23%	2.31%
1992	9,952,494	42,443,509	-0.08%	1.81%
1993	9,964,675	43,297,156	0.12%	2.01%
1994	9,991,525	44,004,139	0.27%	1.63%
1995	10,026,176	44,541,554	0.35%	1.22%
1996	10,063,945	45,123,018	0.38%	1.31%
1997	10,108,977	45,666,838	0.45%	1.21%
1998	10,160,196	46,223,880	0.51%	1.22%
1999	10,217,828	46,730,335	0.57%	1.1%
2000	10,289,898	47,159,719	0.71%	0.92%
2001	10,362,722	47,566,800	0.71%	0.86%
2002	10,419,631	48,019,415	0.55%	0.95%
2003	10,458,821	48,500,348	0.38%	1%
2004	10,483,861	48,991,421	0.24%	1.01%
2005	10,503,330	49,490,033	0.19%	1.02%
2006	10,522,288	49,998,277	0.18%	1.03%
2007	10,542,964	50,528,584	0.2%	1.06%
2008	10,558,177	51,114,599	0.14%	1.16%
2009	10,568,247	51,728,516	0.1%	1.2%
2010	10,573,100	52,344,051	0.05%	1.19%
2011	10,557,560	52,995,205	-0.15%	1.24%
2012	10,514,844	53,782,567	-0.4%	1.49%
2013	10,457,295	54,678,791	-0.55%	1.67%
2014	10,401,062	55,594,838	-0.54%	1.68%
2015	10,358,076	56,723,537	-0.41%	2.03%
2016	10,325,452	57,259,551	-0.31%	0.94%
2017	10,300,300	57,635,162	-0.24%	0.66%
2018	10,283,822	58,613,001	-0.16%	1.7%
2019	10,286,263	59,587,885	0.02%	1.66%
2020	10,297,081	60,562,381	0.11%	1.64%
2021	10,361,831	61,502,603	0.63%	1.55%
2022	10,434,332	62,378,410	0.7%	1.42%
2023	10,578,174	63,212,384	1.38%	1.34%
2024	10,694,681	64,007,187	1.1%	1.26%
2025	10,680,873	64,747,317	-0.13%	1.16%
2026	10,663,982	65,453,086	-0.16%	1.09%
2027	10,646,150	66,143,018	-0.17%	1.05%
2028	10,625,957	66,830,384	-0.19%	1.04%
2029	10,604,587	67,506,850	-0.2%	1.01%
2030	10,584,552	68,161,357	-0.19%	0.97%
2031	10,564,548	68,798,574	-0.19%	0.93%
2032	10,542,600	69,426,441	-0.21%	0.91%
2033	10,519,640	70,040,484	-0.22%	0.88%
2034	10,496,056	70,641,572	-0.22%	0.86%
2035	10,472,033	71,234,749	-0.23%	0.84%
2036	10,447,836	71,816,372	-0.23%	0.82%
2037	10,423,350	72,387,807	-0.23%	0.8%
2038	10,398,185	72,949,611	-0.24%	0.78%
2039	10,371,223	73,496,152	-0.26%	0.75%
2040	10,342,789	74,035,615	-0.27%	0.73%
2041	10,314,869	74,575,444	-0.27%	0.73%
2042	10,287,416	75,111,899	-0.27%	0.72%
2043	10,257,925	75,641,512	-0.29%	0.71%
2044	10,226,892	76,164,461	-0.3%	0.69%
2045	10,195,202	76,681,448	-0.31%	0.68%
2046	10,162,323	77,199,542	-0.32%	0.68%
2047	10,128,572	77,716,650	-0.33%	0.67%
2048	10,094,854	78,215,323	-0.33%	0.64%
2049	10,059,522	78,699,584	-0.35%	0.62%
2050	10,022,734	79,177,329	-0.37%	0.61%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Portugal decreased by 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Portugal gained 338,530 (a 3.28% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,201,075 (a 14.3% growth).

Portugal was ranked 78th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Portugal's population will shrink by 6.01% to 10,022,734 people with a rank change from 92nd to 97th. The population of South Africa will increase by 21% to 79,177,329 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.