Côte d'Ivoire vs South Africa: Population by world region
Côte d'Ivoire
104.04 million people
in 2100
South Africa
94.31 million people
in 2100
Côte d'Ivoire rank
24th
South Africa rank
26th
Population by world region over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- South Africa
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 104.04 million people against 94.31 million people in South Africa, a difference of 9.73 million people.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 26th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 19 and South Africa in 29.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 528,506 people | 258,000 people | 270,506 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1100s | 604,007 people | 309,600 people | 294,407 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1200s | 690,294 people | 361,200 people | 329,094 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1300s | 788,907 people | 412,800 people | 376,107 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1400s | 901,608 people | 464,400 people | 437,208 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1500s | 1.03 million people | 516,000 people | 514,410 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1600s | 1.18 million people | 602,000 people | 575,610 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1700s | 1.35 million people | 860,000 people | 485,840 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1710s | 1.35 million people | 843,752 people | 511,248 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1720s | 1.36 million people | 827,505 people | 537,105 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1730s | 1.37 million people | 811,258 people | 563,452 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1740s | 1.39 million people | 795,011 people | 590,339 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1750s | 1.40 million people | 778,764 people | 617,826 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1760s | 1.41 million people | 762,517 people | 645,973 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1770s | 1.42 million people | 746,270 people | 674,870 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1780s | 1.43 million people | 730,023 people | 704,577 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1790s | 1.45 million people | 713,776 people | 735,234 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1800s | 1.09 million people | 1.47 million people | 383,454 people | South Africa |
| 1810s | 1.09 million people | 1.54 million people | 446,571 people | South Africa |
| 1820s | 1.08 million people | 1.72 million people | 641,459 people | South Africa |
| 1830s | 1.06 million people | 2.14 million people | 1.08 million people | South Africa |
| 1840s | 1.04 million people | 2.67 million people | 1.63 million people | South Africa |
| 1850s | 1.07 million people | 3.16 million people | 2.08 million people | South Africa |
| 1860s | 1.16 million people | 3.52 million people | 2.36 million people | South Africa |
| 1870s | 1.25 million people | 3.91 million people | 2.66 million people | South Africa |
| 1880s | 1.34 million people | 4.36 million people | 3.01 million people | South Africa |
| 1890s | 1.44 million people | 4.85 million people | 3.41 million people | South Africa |
| 1900s | 1.54 million people | 5.56 million people | 4.02 million people | South Africa |
| 1910s | 1.64 million people | 6.56 million people | 4.92 million people | South Africa |
| 1920s | 1.82 million people | 7.86 million people | 6.04 million people | South Africa |
| 1930s | 2.10 million people | 9.64 million people | 7.54 million people | South Africa |
| 1940s | 2.46 million people | 11.72 million people | 9.26 million people | South Africa |
| 1950s | 3.11 million people | 14.43 million people | 11.32 million people | South Africa |
| 1960s | 4.39 million people | 18.89 million people | 14.50 million people | South Africa |
| 1970s | 6.63 million people | 25.38 million people | 18.75 million people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 9.89 million people | 34.50 million people | 24.60 million people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 14.63 million people | 44.05 million people | 29.41 million people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 19.84 million people | 49.31 million people | 29.47 million people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 25.10 million people | 55.92 million people | 30.82 million people | South Africa |
| 2020s | 32.35 million people | 64.23 million people | 31.88 million people | South Africa |
| 2030s | 40.64 million people | 70.90 million people | 30.25 million people | South Africa |
| 2040s | 50.22 million people | 76.40 million people | 26.18 million people | South Africa |
| 2050s | 60.30 million people | 81.17 million people | 20.87 million people | South Africa |
| 2060s | 70.47 million people | 85.05 million people | 14.57 million people | South Africa |
| 2070s | 80.72 million people | 88.16 million people | 7.45 million people | South Africa |
| 2080s | 90.46 million people | 90.82 million people | 367,720 people | South Africa |
| 2090s | 99.49 million people | 93.16 million people | 6.33 million people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2100s | 104.04 million people | 94.31 million people | 9.73 million people | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Côte d'Ivoire or South Africa?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 104.04 million people against 94.31 million people in South Africa as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?
- 9.73 million people, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa rank globally for population by world region?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 26th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.