Population in San Marino compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

San Marino and South Africa: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	San Marino	South Africa	San Marino	South Africa
1960	15,428	16,440,172	-	-
1961	15,799	16,908,035	2.4%	2.85%
1962	16,183	17,418,522	2.43%	3.02%
1963	16,580	17,954,564	2.45%	3.08%
1964	16,977	18,511,361	2.39%	3.1%
1965	17,305	19,089,380	1.93%	3.12%
1966	17,523	19,690,087	1.26%	3.15%
1967	17,688	20,314,066	0.94%	3.17%
1968	17,861	20,957,287	0.98%	3.17%
1969	18,026	21,614,676	0.92%	3.14%
1970	18,168	22,279,984	0.79%	3.08%
1971	18,419	22,942,143	1.38%	2.97%
1972	18,787	23,609,456	2%	2.91%
1973	18,992	24,294,263	1.09%	2.9%
1974	19,030	24,989,108	0.2%	2.86%
1975	19,046	25,690,940	0.08%	2.81%
1976	19,110	26,395,450	0.34%	2.74%
1977	20,017	27,118,952	4.75%	2.74%
1978	21,026	27,869,507	5.04%	2.77%
1979	21,320	28,634,162	1.4%	2.74%
1980	21,585	29,518,857	1.24%	3.09%
1981	21,840	30,541,044	1.18%	3.46%
1982	22,055	31,615,339	0.98%	3.52%
1983	22,229	32,739,304	0.79%	3.56%
1984	22,346	33,892,788	0.53%	3.52%
1985	22,485	35,042,093	0.62%	3.39%
1986	22,636	36,180,515	0.67%	3.25%
1987	22,686	37,326,190	0.22%	3.17%
1988	22,843	38,480,649	0.69%	3.09%
1989	23,154	39,628,575	1.36%	2.98%
1990	23,475	40,746,268	1.39%	2.82%
1991	23,797	41,687,898	1.37%	2.31%
1992	24,125	42,443,509	1.38%	1.81%
1993	24,472	43,297,156	1.44%	2.01%
1994	24,823	44,004,139	1.43%	1.63%
1995	25,158	44,541,554	1.35%	1.22%
1996	25,482	45,123,018	1.29%	1.31%
1997	25,800	45,666,838	1.25%	1.21%
1998	26,125	46,223,880	1.26%	1.22%
1999	26,459	46,730,335	1.28%	1.1%
2000	26,799	47,159,719	1.29%	0.92%
2001	27,143	47,566,800	1.28%	0.86%
2002	27,491	48,019,415	1.28%	0.95%
2003	27,843	48,500,348	1.28%	1%
2004	29,457	48,991,421	5.8%	1.01%
2005	29,836	49,490,033	1.29%	1.02%
2006	30,184	49,998,277	1.17%	1.03%
2007	31,211	50,528,584	3.4%	1.06%
2008	31,662	51,114,599	1.45%	1.16%
2009	33,066	51,728,516	4.43%	1.2%
2010	33,270	52,344,051	0.62%	1.19%
2011	32,620	52,995,205	-1.95%	1.24%
2012	33,469	53,782,567	2.6%	1.49%
2013	33,041	54,678,791	-1.28%	1.67%
2014	32,655	55,594,838	-1.17%	1.68%
2015	32,897	56,723,537	0.74%	2.03%
2016	33,101	57,259,551	0.62%	0.94%
2017	33,825	57,635,162	2.19%	0.66%
2018	34,522	58,613,001	2.06%	1.7%
2019	34,663	59,587,885	0.41%	1.66%
2020	34,770	60,562,381	0.31%	1.64%
2021	34,252	61,502,603	-1.49%	1.55%
2022	33,755	62,378,410	-1.45%	1.42%
2023	33,860	63,212,384	0.31%	1.34%
2024	33,977	64,007,187	0.35%	1.26%
2025	33,969	64,747,317	-0.02%	1.16%
2026	34,003	65,453,086	0.1%	1.09%
2027	34,033	66,143,018	0.09%	1.05%
2028	34,080	66,830,384	0.14%	1.04%
2029	34,113	67,506,850	0.1%	1.01%
2030	34,133	68,161,357	0.06%	0.97%
2031	34,147	68,798,574	0.04%	0.93%
2032	34,169	69,426,441	0.06%	0.91%
2033	34,188	70,040,484	0.06%	0.88%
2034	34,195	70,641,572	0.02%	0.86%
2035	34,222	71,234,749	0.08%	0.84%
2036	34,260	71,816,372	0.11%	0.82%
2037	34,293	72,387,807	0.1%	0.8%
2038	34,339	72,949,611	0.14%	0.78%
2039	34,368	73,496,152	0.08%	0.75%
2040	34,365	74,035,615	-0.009%	0.73%
2041	34,364	74,575,444	-0.003%	0.73%
2042	34,379	75,111,899	0.04%	0.72%
2043	34,388	75,641,512	0.03%	0.71%
2044	34,360	76,164,461	-0.08%	0.69%
2045	34,318	76,681,448	-0.12%	0.68%
2046	34,280	77,199,542	-0.11%	0.68%
2047	34,238	77,716,650	-0.12%	0.67%
2048	34,191	78,215,323	-0.14%	0.64%
2049	34,135	78,699,584	-0.16%	0.62%
2050	34,091	79,177,329	-0.13%	0.61%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of San Marino increased by 3,061 people (a 10.3% growth), while South Africa gained 7,233,504 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, San Marino gained 1,099 (a 3.34% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,590,709 (a 15.1% growth).

San Marino was ranked 193rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 193rd 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) San Marino's population will grow by 0.28% to 34,091 people with a rank change from 193rd to 192nd. The population of South Africa will increase by 21.2% to 79,177,329 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.