Myanmar vs South Africa: Population marimekko

Myanmar
54.13 million
in 2023
South Africa
63.21 million
in 2023
Myanmar rank
27th
South Africa rank
24th

Population marimekko over time

  • Myanmar
  • South Africa
020.0M40.0M60.0M100015112023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 63.21 million against 54.13 million in Myanmar, a difference of 9.08 million.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 24th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 35 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar South Africa Difference Ahead
1000s 2.00 million 258,000 1.74 million Myanmar
1100s 2.50 million 309,600 2.19 million Myanmar
1200s 3.00 million 361,200 2.64 million Myanmar
1300s 2.90 million 412,800 2.49 million Myanmar
1400s 3.45 million 464,400 2.99 million Myanmar
1500s 4.00 million 516,000 3.48 million Myanmar
1600s 4.50 million 602,000 3.90 million Myanmar
1700s 5.00 million 860,000 4.14 million Myanmar
1710s 5.10 million 843,752 4.26 million Myanmar
1720s 5.20 million 827,505 4.37 million Myanmar
1730s 5.30 million 811,258 4.49 million Myanmar
1740s 5.40 million 795,011 4.60 million Myanmar
1750s 5.50 million 778,764 4.72 million Myanmar
1760s 5.60 million 762,517 4.84 million Myanmar
1770s 5.70 million 746,270 4.95 million Myanmar
1780s 5.80 million 730,023 5.07 million Myanmar
1790s 5.90 million 713,776 5.19 million Myanmar
1800s 5.33 million 1.47 million 3.86 million Myanmar
1810s 4.08 million 1.54 million 2.55 million Myanmar
1820s 3.58 million 1.72 million 1.85 million Myanmar
1830s 3.71 million 2.14 million 1.57 million Myanmar
1840s 3.85 million 2.67 million 1.18 million Myanmar
1850s 3.98 million 3.16 million 820,748 Myanmar
1860s 4.07 million 3.52 million 557,725 Myanmar
1870s 3.88 million 3.91 million 34,401 South Africa
1880s 5.01 million 4.36 million 648,334 Myanmar
1890s 8.09 million 4.85 million 3.24 million Myanmar
1900s 10.13 million 5.56 million 4.57 million Myanmar
1910s 11.37 million 6.56 million 4.81 million Myanmar
1920s 12.49 million 7.86 million 4.62 million Myanmar
1930s 14.04 million 9.64 million 4.40 million Myanmar
1940s 16.25 million 11.72 million 4.53 million Myanmar
1950s 19.41 million 14.43 million 4.98 million Myanmar
1960s 24.07 million 18.89 million 5.18 million Myanmar
1970s 29.89 million 25.38 million 4.51 million Myanmar
1980s 36.24 million 34.50 million 1.74 million Myanmar
1990s 42.32 million 44.05 million 1.72 million South Africa
2000s 47.14 million 49.31 million 2.17 million South Africa
2010s 50.86 million 55.92 million 5.06 million South Africa
2020s 53.57 million 61.91 million 8.34 million South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population marimekko, Myanmar or South Africa?
South Africa, at 63.21 million against 54.13 million in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in population marimekko between Myanmar and South Africa?
9.08 million, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and South Africa rank globally for population marimekko?
Myanmar ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 24th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population marimekko. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population marimekko
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed