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	10,701,636	64,007,187	1.17%	1.26%
2025	10,687,819	64,747,317	-0.13%	1.16%
2026	10,670,917	65,453,086	-0.16%	1.09%
2027	10,653,073	66,143,018	-0.17%	1.05%
2028	10,632,868	66,830,384	-0.19%	1.04%
2029	10,611,484	67,506,850	-0.2%	1.01%
2030	10,591,436	68,161,357	-0.19%	0.97%
2031	10,571,418	68,798,574	-0.19%	0.93%
2032	10,549,456	69,426,441	-0.21%	0.91%
2033	10,526,482	70,040,484	-0.22%	0.88%
2034	10,502,882	70,641,572	-0.22%	0.86%
2035	10,478,843	71,234,749	-0.23%	0.84%
2036	10,454,630	71,816,372	-0.23%	0.82%
2037	10,430,128	72,387,807	-0.23%	0.8%
2038	10,404,947	72,949,611	-0.24%	0.78%
2039	10,377,968	73,496,152	-0.26%	0.75%
2040	10,349,515	74,035,615	-0.27%	0.73%
2041	10,321,577	74,575,444	-0.27%	0.73%
2042	10,294,106	75,111,899	-0.27%	0.72%
2043	10,264,596	75,641,512	-0.29%	0.71%
2044	10,233,543	76,164,461	-0.3%	0.69%
2045	10,201,832	76,681,448	-0.31%	0.68%
2046	10,168,932	77,199,542	-0.32%	0.68%
2047	10,135,159	77,716,650	-0.33%	0.67%
2048	10,101,419	78,215,323	-0.33%	0.64%
2049	10,066,064	78,699,584	-0.35%	0.62%
2050	10,029,252	79,177,329	-0.37%	0.61%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Portugal decreased by 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline), while South Africa gained 7,233,504 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Portugal gained 329,743 (a 3.18% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,590,709 (a 15.1% growth).

Portugal was ranked 76th most populous country in 2005 and is 92nd 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) Portugal's population will shrink by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people with a rank change from 92nd to 97th. The population of South Africa will increase by 21.2% to 79,177,329 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.