Iraq vs South Africa: Population by world region
Iraq
100.65 million people
in 2100
South Africa
94.31 million people
in 2100
Iraq rank
25th
South Africa rank
26th
Population by world region over time
- Iraq
- South Africa
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 100.65 million people against 94.31 million people in South Africa, a difference of 6.33 million people.
That makes Iraq'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 Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 26th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 21 and South Africa in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.00 million people | 258,000 people | 1.74 million people | Iraq |
| 1100s | 1.75 million people | 309,600 people | 1.44 million people | Iraq |
| 1200s | 1.38 million people | 361,200 people | 1.01 million people | Iraq |
| 1300s | 1.00 million people | 412,800 people | 587,200 people | Iraq |
| 1400s | 1.00 million people | 464,400 people | 535,600 people | Iraq |
| 1500s | 1.00 million people | 516,000 people | 484,000 people | Iraq |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 602,000 people | 648,000 people | Iraq |
| 1700s | 1.00 million people | 860,000 people | 140,000 people | Iraq |
| 1710s | 1.00 million people | 843,752 people | 156,418 people | Iraq |
| 1720s | 1.00 million people | 827,505 people | 172,835 people | Iraq |
| 1730s | 1.00 million people | 811,258 people | 189,252 people | Iraq |
| 1740s | 1.00 million people | 795,011 people | 205,669 people | Iraq |
| 1750s | 1.00 million people | 778,764 people | 222,086 people | Iraq |
| 1760s | 1.00 million people | 762,517 people | 238,503 people | Iraq |
| 1770s | 1.00 million people | 746,270 people | 254,910 people | Iraq |
| 1780s | 1.00 million people | 730,023 people | 271,327 people | Iraq |
| 1790s | 1.00 million people | 713,776 people | 287,744 people | Iraq |
| 1800s | 1.02 million people | 1.47 million people | 451,691 people | South Africa |
| 1810s | 1.07 million people | 1.54 million people | 468,359 people | South Africa |
| 1820s | 1.12 million people | 1.72 million people | 606,127 people | South Africa |
| 1830s | 1.17 million people | 2.14 million people | 974,345 people | South Africa |
| 1840s | 1.22 million people | 2.67 million people | 1.45 million people | South Africa |
| 1850s | 1.28 million people | 3.16 million people | 1.88 million people | South Africa |
| 1860s | 1.45 million people | 3.52 million people | 2.07 million people | South Africa |
| 1870s | 1.67 million people | 3.91 million people | 2.25 million people | South Africa |
| 1880s | 1.77 million people | 4.36 million people | 2.59 million people | South Africa |
| 1890s | 2.08 million people | 4.85 million people | 2.77 million people | South Africa |
| 1900s | 2.60 million people | 5.56 million people | 2.96 million people | South Africa |
| 1910s | 3.12 million people | 6.56 million people | 3.44 million people | South Africa |
| 1920s | 3.68 million people | 7.86 million people | 4.18 million people | South Africa |
| 1930s | 4.00 million people | 9.64 million people | 5.64 million people | South Africa |
| 1940s | 4.76 million people | 11.72 million people | 6.96 million people | South Africa |
| 1950s | 6.27 million people | 14.43 million people | 8.16 million people | South Africa |
| 1960s | 8.12 million people | 18.89 million people | 10.77 million people | South Africa |
| 1970s | 11.39 million people | 25.38 million people | 13.99 million people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 15.47 million people | 34.50 million people | 19.03 million people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 20.40 million people | 44.05 million people | 23.64 million people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 27.45 million people | 49.31 million people | 21.86 million people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 36.55 million people | 55.92 million people | 19.37 million people | South Africa |
| 2020s | 46.53 million people | 64.23 million people | 17.70 million people | South Africa |
| 2030s | 56.53 million people | 70.90 million people | 14.36 million people | South Africa |
| 2040s | 66.67 million people | 76.40 million people | 9.73 million people | South Africa |
| 2050s | 75.89 million people | 81.17 million people | 5.29 million people | South Africa |
| 2060s | 84.02 million people | 85.05 million people | 1.03 million people | South Africa |
| 2070s | 90.74 million people | 88.16 million people | 2.57 million people | Iraq |
| 2080s | 95.81 million people | 90.82 million people | 4.99 million people | Iraq |
| 2090s | 99.33 million people | 93.16 million people | 6.17 million people | Iraq |
| 2100s | 100.65 million people | 94.31 million people | 6.33 million people | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Iraq or South Africa?
- Iraq, at 100.65 million people against 94.31 million people in South Africa as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Iraq and South Africa?
- 6.33 million people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for population by world region?
- Iraq ranks 25th 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.