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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	South Africa	Tonga	South Africa	Tonga
1960	16,440,172	66,170	-	-
1961	16,908,035	68,037	2.85%	2.82%
1962	17,418,522	69,940	3.02%	2.8%
1963	17,954,564	71,885	3.08%	2.78%
1964	18,511,361	73,879	3.1%	2.77%
1965	19,089,380	75,924	3.12%	2.77%
1966	19,690,087	78,002	3.15%	2.74%
1967	20,314,066	79,814	3.17%	2.32%
1968	20,957,287	81,353	3.17%	1.93%
1969	21,614,676	82,885	3.14%	1.88%
1970	22,279,984	84,401	3.08%	1.83%
1971	22,942,143	85,896	2.97%	1.77%
1972	23,609,456	87,356	2.91%	1.7%
1973	24,294,263	88,805	2.9%	1.66%
1974	24,989,108	90,683	2.86%	2.11%
1975	25,690,940	93,017	2.81%	2.57%
1976	26,395,450	95,325	2.74%	2.48%
1977	27,118,952	96,725	2.74%	1.47%
1978	27,869,507	97,204	2.77%	0.5%
1979	28,634,162	97,544	2.74%	0.35%
1980	29,518,857	97,769	3.09%	0.23%
1981	30,541,044	97,909	3.46%	0.14%
1982	31,615,339	97,980	3.52%	0.07%
1983	32,739,304	97,998	3.56%	0.02%
1984	33,892,788	97,990	3.52%	-0.008%
1985	35,042,093	97,984	3.39%	-0.006%
1986	36,180,515	98,010	3.25%	0.03%
1987	37,326,190	98,376	3.17%	0.37%
1988	38,480,649	98,969	3.09%	0.6%
1989	39,628,575	99,403	2.98%	0.44%
1990	40,746,268	99,700	2.82%	0.3%
1991	41,687,898	99,895	2.31%	0.2%
1992	42,443,509	100,022	1.81%	0.13%
1993	43,297,156	100,103	2.01%	0.08%
1994	44,004,139	100,166	1.63%	0.06%
1995	44,541,554	100,225	1.22%	0.06%
1996	45,123,018	100,275	1.31%	0.05%
1997	45,666,838	100,674	1.21%	0.4%
1998	46,223,880	101,388	1.22%	0.71%
1999	46,730,335	102,046	1.1%	0.65%
2000	47,159,719	102,677	0.92%	0.62%
2001	47,566,800	103,288	0.86%	0.6%
2002	48,019,415	103,874	0.95%	0.57%
2003	48,500,348	104,464	1%	0.57%
2004	48,991,421	105,071	1.01%	0.58%
2005	49,490,033	105,671	1.02%	0.57%
2006	49,998,277	106,253	1.03%	0.55%
2007	50,528,584	106,726	1.06%	0.45%
2008	51,114,599	107,020	1.16%	0.28%
2009	51,728,516	107,203	1.2%	0.17%
2010	52,344,051	107,400	1.19%	0.18%
2011	52,995,205	107,570	1.24%	0.16%
2012	53,782,567	107,460	1.49%	-0.1%
2013	54,678,791	107,078	1.67%	-0.36%
2014	55,594,838	106,609	1.68%	-0.44%
2015	56,723,537	106,095	2.03%	-0.48%
2016	57,259,551	105,524	0.94%	-0.54%
2017	57,635,162	105,356	0.66%	-0.16%
2018	58,613,001	105,567	1.7%	0.2%
2019	59,587,885	105,669	1.66%	0.1%
2020	60,562,381	105,704	1.64%	0.03%
2021	61,502,603	105,490	1.55%	-0.2%
2022	62,378,410	105,042	1.42%	-0.42%
2023	63,212,384	104,597	1.34%	-0.42%
2024	64,007,187	104,175	1.26%	-0.4%
2025	64,747,317	103,744	1.16%	-0.41%
2026	65,453,086	103,290	1.09%	-0.44%
2027	66,143,018	102,899	1.05%	-0.38%
2028	66,830,384	102,568	1.04%	-0.32%
2029	67,506,850	102,280	1.01%	-0.28%
2030	68,161,357	102,069	0.97%	-0.21%
2031	68,798,574	101,927	0.93%	-0.14%
2032	69,426,441	101,837	0.91%	-0.09%
2033	70,040,484	101,807	0.88%	-0.03%
2034	70,641,572	101,806	0.86%	-0.001%
2035	71,234,749	101,833	0.84%	0.03%
2036	71,816,372	101,895	0.82%	0.06%
2037	72,387,807	101,993	0.8%	0.1%
2038	72,949,611	102,173	0.78%	0.18%
2039	73,496,152	102,367	0.75%	0.19%
2040	74,035,615	102,568	0.73%	0.2%
2041	74,575,444	102,805	0.73%	0.23%
2042	75,111,899	103,038	0.72%	0.23%
2043	75,641,512	103,306	0.71%	0.26%
2044	76,164,461	103,612	0.69%	0.3%
2045	76,681,448	103,928	0.68%	0.3%
2046	77,199,542	104,232	0.68%	0.29%
2047	77,716,650	104,502	0.67%	0.26%
2048	78,215,323	104,744	0.64%	0.23%
2049	78,699,584	104,975	0.62%	0.22%
2050	79,177,329	105,193	0.61%	0.21%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of South Africa increased by 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth), while Tonga lost 729 people (a 0.69% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, South Africa gained 8,201,075 (a 14.3% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,234 (a 2.12% decline).

South Africa was ranked 24th most populous country in 2006 and is still 24th in 2026. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2006 and ranked 183rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) South Africa's population will grow by 21% to 79,177,329 people with a rank change from 24th to 23rd. The population of Tonga will increase by 1.84% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.