Niger vs South Africa: Population by world region
Niger
90.82 million people
in 2100
South Africa
94.31 million people
in 2100
Niger rank
28th
South Africa rank
26th
Population by world region over time
- Niger
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 94.31 million people against 90.82 million people in Niger, a difference of 3.50 million people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 26th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 17 and South Africa in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 548,000 people | 258,000 people | 290,000 people | Niger |
| 1100s | 589,100 people | 309,600 people | 279,500 people | Niger |
| 1200s | 630,200 people | 361,200 people | 269,000 people | Niger |
| 1300s | 700,000 people | 412,800 people | 287,200 people | Niger |
| 1400s | 750,000 people | 464,400 people | 285,600 people | Niger |
| 1500s | 822,000 people | 516,000 people | 306,000 people | Niger |
| 1600s | 959,000 people | 602,000 people | 357,000 people | Niger |
| 1700s | 1.10 million people | 860,000 people | 236,000 people | Niger |
| 1710s | 1.16 million people | 843,752 people | 316,808 people | Niger |
| 1720s | 1.17 million people | 827,505 people | 342,805 people | Niger |
| 1730s | 1.18 million people | 811,258 people | 369,322 people | Niger |
| 1740s | 1.19 million people | 795,011 people | 396,399 people | Niger |
| 1750s | 1.20 million people | 778,764 people | 424,096 people | Niger |
| 1760s | 1.22 million people | 762,517 people | 452,493 people | Niger |
| 1770s | 1.23 million people | 746,270 people | 481,670 people | Niger |
| 1780s | 1.24 million people | 730,023 people | 511,717 people | Niger |
| 1790s | 1.26 million people | 713,776 people | 542,744 people | Niger |
| 1800s | 852,737 people | 1.47 million people | 619,247 people | South Africa |
| 1810s | 856,297 people | 1.54 million people | 678,767 people | South Africa |
| 1820s | 878,260 people | 1.72 million people | 843,212 people | South Africa |
| 1830s | 920,687 people | 2.14 million people | 1.22 million people | South Africa |
| 1840s | 970,265 people | 2.67 million people | 1.70 million people | South Africa |
| 1850s | 1.02 million people | 3.16 million people | 2.14 million people | South Africa |
| 1860s | 1.06 million people | 3.52 million people | 2.45 million people | South Africa |
| 1870s | 1.13 million people | 3.91 million people | 2.79 million people | South Africa |
| 1880s | 1.20 million people | 4.36 million people | 3.16 million people | South Africa |
| 1890s | 1.27 million people | 4.85 million people | 3.58 million people | South Africa |
| 1900s | 1.40 million people | 5.56 million people | 4.17 million people | South Africa |
| 1910s | 1.56 million people | 6.56 million people | 4.99 million people | South Africa |
| 1920s | 1.75 million people | 7.86 million people | 6.11 million people | South Africa |
| 1930s | 2.00 million people | 9.64 million people | 7.64 million people | South Africa |
| 1940s | 2.32 million people | 11.72 million people | 9.40 million people | South Africa |
| 1950s | 3.00 million people | 14.43 million people | 11.44 million people | South Africa |
| 1960s | 4.00 million people | 18.89 million people | 14.89 million people | South Africa |
| 1970s | 5.27 million people | 25.38 million people | 20.11 million people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 7.04 million people | 34.50 million people | 27.45 million people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 9.62 million people | 44.05 million people | 34.43 million people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 13.60 million people | 49.31 million people | 35.71 million people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 19.65 million people | 55.92 million people | 36.27 million people | South Africa |
| 2020s | 27.54 million people | 64.23 million people | 36.69 million people | South Africa |
| 2030s | 36.89 million people | 70.90 million people | 34.01 million people | South Africa |
| 2040s | 46.88 million people | 76.40 million people | 29.53 million people | South Africa |
| 2050s | 57.14 million people | 81.17 million people | 24.03 million people | South Africa |
| 2060s | 67.06 million people | 85.05 million people | 17.98 million people | South Africa |
| 2070s | 75.93 million people | 88.16 million people | 12.24 million people | South Africa |
| 2080s | 83.21 million people | 90.82 million people | 7.61 million people | South Africa |
| 2090s | 88.60 million people | 93.16 million people | 4.56 million people | South Africa |
| 2100s | 90.82 million people | 94.31 million people | 3.50 million people | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Niger or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 94.31 million people against 90.82 million people in Niger as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Niger and South Africa?
- 3.50 million people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and South Africa?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Niger and South Africa rank globally for population by world region?
- Niger ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 26th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β 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.