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	94,767,727	15,493,960
2099	94,556,931	15,751,557
2098	94,349,546	16,012,938
2097	94,158,472	16,278,602
2096	93,960,605	16,547,938
2095	93,752,736	16,820,897
2094	93,527,902	17,098,910
2093	93,300,398	17,381,822
2092	93,074,837	17,669,049
2091	92,826,204	17,960,681
2090	92,594,033	18,257,867
2089	92,355,184	18,559,027
2088	92,112,914	18,865,031
2087	91,866,024	19,176,483
2086	91,614,165	19,492,606
2085	91,385,350	19,812,584
2084	91,139,318	20,138,855
2083	90,877,425	20,468,747
2082	90,615,359	20,803,241
2081	90,345,492	21,140,953
2080	90,071,835	21,482,498
2079	89,801,998	21,827,152
2078	89,526,224	22,175,099
2077	89,249,206	22,525,846
2076	88,986,114	22,879,896
2075	88,713,215	23,236,521
2074	88,428,616	23,596,095
2073	88,149,885	23,957,807
2072	87,866,246	24,319,928
2071	87,540,177	24,685,370
2070	87,209,425	25,053,352
2069	86,901,512	25,423,272
2068	86,588,742	25,794,560
2067	86,268,392	26,168,072
2066	85,935,310	26,543,206
2065	85,604,376	26,920,121
2064	85,244,950	27,298,592
2063	84,875,503	27,677,528
2062	84,503,237	28,056,960
2061	84,132,885	28,437,884
2060	83,748,999	28,818,343
2059	83,354,923	29,198,891
2058	82,947,675	29,580,044
2057	82,538,045	29,958,884
2056	82,127,477	30,335,136
2055	81,698,196	30,710,041
2054	81,255,867	31,080,334
2053	80,818,632	31,447,868
2052	80,367,409	31,811,171
2051	79,886,672	32,170,929
2050	79,411,977	32,525,262
2049	78,925,493	32,875,483
2048	78,437,677	33,217,836
2047	77,922,211	33,556,749
2046	77,397,298	33,892,646
2045	76,879,838	34,221,999
2044	76,357,155	34,547,153
2043	75,827,709	34,869,270
2042	75,291,615	35,189,550
2041	74,748,408	35,507,946
2040	74,205,530	35,823,225
2039	73,663,047	36,141,658
2038	73,105,930	36,457,134
2037	72,532,742	36,772,578
2036	71,956,247	37,084,252
2035	71,362,555	37,396,243
2034	70,762,815	37,706,533
2033	70,153,205	38,015,585
2032	69,527,410	38,322,554
2031	68,890,002	38,630,259
2030	68,245,372	38,935,791
2029	67,573,179	39,238,099
2028	66,884,377	39,537,815
2027	66,190,258	39,830,895
2026	65,496,277	40,125,599
2025	64,770,314	38,707,520
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 8,424,442 people (a 14.7% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% 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 20.9% to 79,411,977 people with a rank change from 24th to 23rd. The population of Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

South Africa is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 94.8M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M 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	1.19%	2.24%
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 2024, the population of South Africa grew by 1.26%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

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