Mexico vs South Africa: Population projections

Mexico
141.44 million Persons
in 2070
South Africa
85.03 million Persons
in 2070
Mexico rank
7th
South Africa rank
10th

Population projections over time

  • Mexico
  • South Africa
050.0M100.0M150.0M202420472070

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 141.44 million Persons against 85.03 million Persons in South Africa, a difference of 56.41 million Persons.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.7 times South Africa's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 10th of 43 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico South Africa Difference Ahead
2020s 134.83 million Persons 64.77 million Persons 70.05 million Persons Mexico
2030s 141.20 million Persons 69.73 million Persons 71.47 million Persons Mexico
2040s 145.91 million Persons 74.92 million Persons 70.98 million Persons Mexico
2050s 146.76 million Persons 79.49 million Persons 67.27 million Persons Mexico
2060s 144.07 million Persons 83.34 million Persons 60.73 million Persons Mexico
2070s 141.44 million Persons 85.03 million Persons 56.41 million Persons Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population projections, Mexico or South Africa?
Mexico, at 141.44 million Persons against 85.03 million Persons in South Africa as of 2070.
What is the difference in population projections between Mexico and South Africa?
56.41 million Persons, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2070.
How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for population projections?
Mexico ranks 7th 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

Indicator
Population projections
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 2,581 data points, 2024–2070
Last refreshed

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.