Angola vs South Africa: Number of births
Angola
1.38 million births
in 2023
South Africa
1.19 million births
in 2023
Angola rank
21st
South Africa rank
24th
Number of births over time
- Angola
- South Africa
How they compare
Angola currently reports 1.38 million births against 1.19 million births in South Africa, a difference of 194,580 births.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Angola ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 24th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 232,899 births | 587,862 births | 354,963 births | South Africa |
| 1960s | 286,654 births | 750,778 births | 464,124 births | South Africa |
| 1970s | 334,080 births | 942,163 births | 608,084 births | South Africa |
| 1980s | 484,000 births | 1.16 million births | 674,052 births | South Africa |
| 1990s | 656,932 births | 1.12 million births | 463,760 births | South Africa |
| 2000s | 881,428 births | 1.10 million births | 221,105 births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.16 million births | 1.18 million births | 14,288 births | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.35 million births | 1.19 million births | 158,450 births | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Angola or South Africa?
- Angola, at 1.38 million births against 1.19 million births in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Angola and South Africa?
- 194,580 births, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Angola and South Africa rank globally for number of births?
- Angola ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 24th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.