France vs South Africa: Population projections
Population projections over time
- France
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 85.03 million Persons against 69.66 million Persons in France, a difference of 15.37 million Persons.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 2024 it was France ahead.
France ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 10th of 43 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 68.96 million Persons | 64.77 million Persons | 4.19 million Persons | France |
| 2030s | 70.01 million Persons | 69.73 million Persons | 274,390 Persons | France |
| 2040s | 70.67 million Persons | 74.92 million Persons | 4.25 million Persons | South Africa |
| 2050s | 70.39 million Persons | 79.49 million Persons | 9.09 million Persons | South Africa |
| 2060s | 69.86 million Persons | 83.34 million Persons | 13.48 million Persons | South Africa |
| 2070s | 69.66 million Persons | 85.03 million Persons | 15.37 million Persons | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population projections, France or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 85.03 million Persons against 69.66 million Persons in France as of 2070.
- What is the difference in population projections between France and South Africa?
- 15.37 million Persons, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and South Africa?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2070.
- How do France and South Africa rank globally for population projections?
- France ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 10th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.