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

South Africa vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

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South Africa

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Ukraine

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Year	Population
	South Africa	Ukraine
2100	94,734,082	15,603,179
2099	94,523,360	15,862,593
2098	94,316,049	16,125,815
2097	94,125,043	16,393,353
2096	93,927,246	16,664,587
2095	93,719,451	16,939,471
2094	93,494,697	17,219,443
2093	93,267,274	17,504,349
2092	93,041,793	17,793,601
2091	92,793,249	18,087,289
2090	92,561,159	18,386,570
2089	92,322,396	18,689,852
2088	92,080,212	18,998,014
2087	91,833,409	19,311,662
2086	91,581,639	19,630,012
2085	91,352,906	19,952,247
2084	91,106,961	20,280,817
2083	90,845,161	20,613,034
2082	90,583,188	20,949,887
2081	90,313,417	21,289,979
2080	90,039,857	21,633,931
2079	89,770,116	21,981,015
2078	89,494,440	22,331,415
2077	89,217,520	22,684,635
2076	88,954,522	23,041,181
2075	88,681,719	23,400,319
2074	88,397,221	23,762,428
2073	88,118,589	24,126,690
2072	87,835,051	24,491,363
2071	87,509,098	24,859,381
2070	87,178,463	25,229,957
2069	86,870,660	25,602,485
2068	86,558,000	25,976,390
2067	86,237,764	26,352,535
2066	85,904,801	26,730,314
2065	85,573,984	27,109,886
2064	85,214,686	27,491,024
2063	84,845,370	27,872,631
2062	84,473,236	28,254,738
2061	84,103,016	28,638,347
2060	83,719,266	29,021,488
2059	83,325,330	29,404,719
2058	82,918,226	29,788,559
2057	82,508,742	30,170,070
2056	82,098,320	30,548,973
2055	81,669,191	30,926,521
2054	81,227,019	31,299,425
2053	80,789,939	31,669,550
2052	80,338,877	32,035,413
2051	79,858,310	32,397,707
2050	79,383,784	32,754,538
2049	78,897,472	33,107,228
2048	78,409,829	33,451,994
2047	77,894,547	33,793,296
2046	77,369,819	34,131,561
2045	76,852,544	34,463,236
2044	76,330,046	34,790,682
2043	75,800,788	35,115,069
2042	75,264,885	35,437,607
2041	74,721,871	35,758,248
2040	74,179,185	36,075,749
2039	73,636,894	36,396,426
2038	73,079,976	36,714,126
2037	72,506,991	37,031,794
2036	71,930,701	37,345,665
2035	71,337,219	37,659,856
2034	70,737,692	37,972,332
2033	70,128,299	38,283,563
2032	69,502,726	38,592,696
2031	68,865,544	38,902,570
2030	68,221,143	39,210,256
2029	67,549,189	39,514,695
2028	66,860,631	39,816,523
2027	66,166,759	40,111,670
2026	65,473,024	40,408,451
2025	64,747,319	38,980,376
2024	64,007,187	37,860,221
2023	63,212,384	37,732,836
2022	62,378,410	41,048,766
2021	61,502,603	44,298,640
2020	60,562,381	44,680,014
2019	59,587,885	44,957,458
2018	58,613,001	45,208,907
2017	57,635,162	45,436,041
2016	57,259,551	45,616,832
2015	56,723,537	45,784,896
2014	55,594,838	45,972,380
2013	54,678,791	46,126,770
2012	53,782,567	46,210,056
2011	52,995,205	46,307,853
2010	52,344,051	46,456,003
2009	51,728,516	46,623,731
2008	51,114,599	46,819,175
2007	50,528,584	47,062,798
2006	49,998,277	47,278,694
2005	49,490,033	47,585,556
2004	48,991,421	47,979,507
2003	48,500,348	48,315,136
2002	48,019,415	48,677,281
2001	47,566,800	49,106,855
2000	47,159,719	49,556,660
1999	46,730,335	49,976,446
1998	46,223,880	50,379,731
1997	45,666,838	50,786,885
1996	45,123,018	51,226,109
1995	44,541,554	51,665,539
1994	44,004,139	52,075,998
1993	43,297,156	52,350,126
1992	42,443,509	52,323,671
1991	41,687,898	52,170,961
1990	40,746,268	52,054,092
1989	39,628,575	51,917,817
1988	38,480,649	51,724,853
1987	37,326,190	51,515,732
1986	36,180,515	51,318,745
1985	35,042,093	51,108,770
1984	33,892,788	50,887,599
1983	32,739,304	50,637,029
1982	31,615,339	50,402,724
1981	30,541,044	50,189,281
1980	29,518,857	49,955,152
1979	28,634,162	49,721,381
1978	27,869,507	49,521,243
1977	27,118,952	49,336,481
1976	26,395,450	49,120,842
1975	25,690,940	48,865,229
1974	24,989,108	48,576,570
1973	24,294,263	48,277,121
1972	23,609,456	47,946,893
1971	22,942,143	47,573,287
1970	22,279,984	47,261,306
1969	21,614,676	46,976,256
1968	20,957,287	46,614,325
1967	20,314,066	46,215,988
1966	19,690,087	45,802,519
1965	19,089,380	45,386,892
1964	18,511,361	44,951,156
1963	17,954,564	44,462,372
1962	17,418,522	43,943,674
1961	16,908,035	43,399,766
1960	16,440,172	42,824,093

From 2006 to 2016, the population of South Africa increased by 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, South Africa gained 8,569,817 people (a 15% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

South Africa was ranked 24th most populous country in 2006 and is still 24th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) South Africa's population will grow by 20.6% to 79,383,784 people with a rank change from 24th to 23rd. The population of Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

South Africa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 94.7M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.6M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

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South Africa

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Ukraine

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Year	Growth rate
	South Africa	Ukraine
2100	0.22%	-1.64%
2099	0.22%	-1.63%
2098	0.2%	-1.63%
2097	0.21%	-1.63%
2096	0.22%	-1.62%
2095	0.24%	-1.63%
2094	0.24%	-1.63%
2093	0.24%	-1.63%
2092	0.27%	-1.62%
2091	0.25%	-1.63%
2090	0.26%	-1.62%
2089	0.26%	-1.62%
2088	0.27%	-1.62%
2087	0.27%	-1.62%
2086	0.25%	-1.62%
2085	0.27%	-1.62%
2084	0.29%	-1.61%
2083	0.29%	-1.61%
2082	0.3%	-1.6%
2081	0.3%	-1.59%
2080	0.3%	-1.58%
2079	0.31%	-1.57%
2078	0.31%	-1.56%
2077	0.3%	-1.55%
2076	0.31%	-1.53%
2075	0.32%	-1.52%
2074	0.32%	-1.51%
2073	0.32%	-1.49%
2072	0.37%	-1.48%
2071	0.38%	-1.47%
2070	0.35%	-1.46%
2069	0.36%	-1.44%
2068	0.37%	-1.43%
2067	0.39%	-1.41%
2066	0.39%	-1.4%
2065	0.42%	-1.39%
2064	0.44%	-1.37%
2063	0.44%	-1.35%
2062	0.44%	-1.34%
2061	0.46%	-1.32%
2060	0.47%	-1.3%
2059	0.49%	-1.29%
2058	0.5%	-1.26%
2057	0.5%	-1.24%
2056	0.53%	-1.22%
2055	0.54%	-1.19%
2054	0.54%	-1.17%
2053	0.56%	-1.14%
2052	0.6%	-1.12%
2051	0.6%	-1.09%
2050	0.62%	-1.07%
2049	0.62%	-1.03%
2048	0.66%	-1.01%
2047	0.68%	-0.99%
2046	0.67%	-0.96%
2045	0.68%	-0.94%
2044	0.7%	-0.92%
2043	0.71%	-0.91%
2042	0.73%	-0.9%
2041	0.73%	-0.88%
2040	0.74%	-0.88%
2039	0.76%	-0.87%
2038	0.79%	-0.86%
2037	0.8%	-0.84%
2036	0.83%	-0.83%
2035	0.85%	-0.82%
2034	0.87%	-0.81%
2033	0.9%	-0.8%
2032	0.93%	-0.8%
2031	0.94%	-0.78%
2030	0.99%	-0.77%
2029	1.03%	-0.76%
2028	1.05%	-0.74%
2027	1.06%	-0.73%
2026	1.12%	3.66%
2025	1.16%	2.96%
2024	1.26%	0.34%
2023	1.34%	-8.08%
2022	1.42%	-7.34%
2021	1.55%	-0.85%
2020	1.64%	-0.62%
2019	1.66%	-0.56%
2018	1.7%	-0.5%
2017	0.66%	-0.4%
2016	0.94%	-0.37%
2015	2.03%	-0.41%
2014	1.68%	-0.33%
2013	1.67%	-0.18%
2012	1.49%	-0.21%
2011	1.24%	-0.32%
2010	1.19%	-0.36%
2009	1.2%	-0.42%
2008	1.16%	-0.52%
2007	1.06%	-0.46%
2006	1.03%	-0.64%
2005	1.02%	-0.82%
2004	1.01%	-0.69%
2003	1%	-0.74%
2002	0.95%	-0.87%
2001	0.86%	-0.91%
2000	0.92%	-0.84%
1999	1.1%	-0.8%
1998	1.22%	-0.8%
1997	1.21%	-0.86%
1996	1.31%	-0.85%
1995	1.22%	-0.79%
1994	1.63%	-0.52%
1993	2.01%	0.05%
1992	1.81%	0.29%
1991	2.31%	0.22%
1990	2.82%	0.26%
1989	2.98%	0.37%
1988	3.09%	0.41%
1987	3.17%	0.38%
1986	3.25%	0.41%
1985	3.39%	0.43%
1984	3.52%	0.49%
1983	3.56%	0.46%
1982	3.52%	0.43%
1981	3.46%	0.47%
1980	3.09%	0.47%
1979	2.74%	0.4%
1978	2.77%	0.37%
1977	2.74%	0.44%
1976	2.74%	0.52%
1975	2.81%	0.59%
1974	2.86%	0.62%
1973	2.9%	0.69%
1972	2.91%	0.79%
1971	2.97%	0.66%
1970	3.08%	0.61%
1969	3.14%	0.78%
1968	3.17%	0.86%
1967	3.17%	0.9%
1966	3.15%	0.92%
1965	3.12%	0.97%
1964	3.1%	1.1%
1963	3.08%	1.18%
1962	3.02%	1.25%
1961	2.85%	1.34%

In 2025, the population of South Africa grew by 1.16%, while Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

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