South Africa vs Vietnam: Population by world region
South Africa
94.31 million people
in 2100
Vietnam
91.71 million people
in 2100
South Africa rank
26th
Vietnam rank
27th
Population by world region over time
- South Africa
- Vietnam
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 94.31 million people against 91.71 million people in Vietnam, a difference of 2.61 million people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Vietnam ahead.
South Africa ranks 26th and Vietnam ranks 27th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 47.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 258,000 people | 800,000 people | 542,000 people | Vietnam |
| 1100s | 309,600 people | 1.04 million people | 730,400 people | Vietnam |
| 1200s | 361,200 people | 1.28 million people | 918,800 people | Vietnam |
| 1300s | 412,800 people | 1.52 million people | 1.11 million people | Vietnam |
| 1400s | 464,400 people | 1.76 million people | 1.30 million people | Vietnam |
| 1500s | 516,000 people | 2.00 million people | 1.48 million people | Vietnam |
| 1600s | 602,000 people | 2.50 million people | 1.90 million people | Vietnam |
| 1700s | 860,000 people | 3.00 million people | 2.14 million people | Vietnam |
| 1710s | 843,752 people | 3.30 million people | 2.45 million people | Vietnam |
| 1720s | 827,505 people | 3.59 million people | 2.76 million people | Vietnam |
| 1730s | 811,258 people | 3.89 million people | 3.08 million people | Vietnam |
| 1740s | 795,011 people | 4.18 million people | 3.39 million people | Vietnam |
| 1750s | 778,764 people | 4.48 million people | 3.70 million people | Vietnam |
| 1760s | 762,517 people | 4.78 million people | 4.01 million people | Vietnam |
| 1770s | 746,270 people | 5.07 million people | 4.33 million people | Vietnam |
| 1780s | 730,023 people | 5.37 million people | 4.64 million people | Vietnam |
| 1790s | 713,776 people | 5.66 million people | 4.95 million people | Vietnam |
| 1800s | 1.47 million people | 4.48 million people | 3.01 million people | Vietnam |
| 1810s | 1.54 million people | 5.73 million people | 4.20 million people | Vietnam |
| 1820s | 1.72 million people | 6.45 million people | 4.73 million people | Vietnam |
| 1830s | 2.14 million people | 6.28 million people | 4.14 million people | Vietnam |
| 1840s | 2.67 million people | 6.10 million people | 3.43 million people | Vietnam |
| 1850s | 3.16 million people | 6.85 million people | 3.69 million people | Vietnam |
| 1860s | 3.52 million people | 9.04 million people | 5.52 million people | Vietnam |
| 1870s | 3.91 million people | 10.62 million people | 6.71 million people | Vietnam |
| 1880s | 4.36 million people | 10.95 million people | 6.59 million people | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 4.85 million people | 11.28 million people | 6.43 million people | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 5.56 million people | 14.68 million people | 9.12 million people | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 6.56 million people | 18.77 million people | 12.21 million people | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 7.86 million people | 18.03 million people | 10.17 million people | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 9.64 million people | 18.18 million people | 8.54 million people | Vietnam |
| 1940s | 11.72 million people | 21.60 million people | 9.88 million people | Vietnam |
| 1950s | 14.43 million people | 28.01 million people | 13.58 million people | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 18.89 million people | 36.60 million people | 17.71 million people | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 25.38 million people | 46.19 million people | 20.81 million people | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 34.50 million people | 58.33 million people | 23.83 million people | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 44.05 million people | 71.21 million people | 27.17 million people | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 49.31 million people | 81.23 million people | 31.92 million people | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 55.92 million people | 92.31 million people | 36.39 million people | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 64.23 million people | 101.16 million people | 36.92 million people | Vietnam |
| 2030s | 70.90 million people | 106.26 million people | 35.37 million people | Vietnam |
| 2040s | 76.40 million people | 109.45 million people | 33.04 million people | Vietnam |
| 2050s | 81.17 million people | 109.47 million people | 28.29 million people | Vietnam |
| 2060s | 85.05 million people | 107.08 million people | 22.03 million people | Vietnam |
| 2070s | 88.16 million people | 103.44 million people | 15.27 million people | Vietnam |
| 2080s | 90.82 million people | 98.95 million people | 8.12 million people | Vietnam |
| 2090s | 93.16 million people | 94.33 million people | 1.17 million people | Vietnam |
| 2100s | 94.31 million people | 91.71 million people | 2.61 million people | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, South Africa or Vietnam?
- South Africa, at 94.31 million people against 91.71 million people in Vietnam as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between South Africa and Vietnam?
- 2.61 million people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Vietnam?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do South Africa and Vietnam rank globally for population by world region?
- South Africa ranks 26th and Vietnam ranks 27th 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.