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Italy vs South Africa: Population

Italy
59.50 million people
in 2023
South Africa
63.21 million people
in 2023
Italy rank
25th
South Africa rank
24th

Population over time

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  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 63.21 million people against 59.50 million people in Italy, a difference of 3.71 million people.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 24th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 39 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Africa Difference Ahead
1000s 5.20 million people 258,000 people 4.95 million people Italy
1100s 6.50 million people 309,600 people 6.19 million people Italy
1200s 8.50 million people 361,200 people 8.14 million people Italy
1300s 12.50 million people 412,800 people 12.09 million people Italy
1400s 8.00 million people 464,400 people 7.54 million people Italy
1500s 9.00 million people 516,000 people 8.49 million people Italy
1600s 13.28 million people 602,000 people 12.68 million people Italy
1700s 13.49 million people 860,000 people 12.63 million people Italy
1710s 13.90 million people 843,752 people 13.06 million people Italy
1720s 14.38 million people 827,505 people 13.55 million people Italy
1730s 14.88 million people 811,258 people 14.06 million people Italy
1740s 15.39 million people 795,011 people 14.59 million people Italy
1750s 15.92 million people 778,764 people 15.14 million people Italy
1760s 16.47 million people 762,517 people 15.71 million people Italy
1770s 17.04 million people 746,270 people 16.29 million people Italy
1780s 17.62 million people 730,023 people 16.89 million people Italy
1790s 18.23 million people 713,776 people 17.52 million people Italy
1800s 19.26 million people 1.47 million people 17.79 million people Italy
1810s 19.85 million people 1.54 million people 18.31 million people Italy
1820s 20.78 million people 1.72 million people 19.06 million people Italy
1830s 22.15 million people 2.14 million people 20.01 million people Italy
1840s 23.62 million people 2.67 million people 20.95 million people Italy
1850s 25.16 million people 3.16 million people 22.00 million people Italy
1860s 26.80 million people 3.52 million people 23.28 million people Italy
1870s 28.46 million people 3.91 million people 24.54 million people Italy
1880s 30.26 million people 4.36 million people 25.90 million people Italy
1890s 32.25 million people 4.85 million people 27.39 million people Italy
1900s 34.52 million people 5.56 million people 28.96 million people Italy
1910s 36.39 million people 6.56 million people 29.83 million people Italy
1920s 38.32 million people 7.86 million people 30.46 million people Italy
1930s 41.71 million people 9.64 million people 32.07 million people Italy
1940s 44.87 million people 11.72 million people 33.14 million people Italy
1950s 47.87 million people 14.43 million people 33.44 million people Italy
1960s 51.26 million people 18.89 million people 32.37 million people Italy
1970s 54.88 million people 25.38 million people 29.50 million people Italy
1980s 56.79 million people 34.50 million people 22.29 million people Italy
1990s 57.20 million people 44.05 million people 13.16 million people Italy
2000s 58.38 million people 49.31 million people 9.07 million people Italy
2010s 60.42 million people 55.92 million people 4.50 million people Italy
2020s 59.69 million people 61.91 million people 2.22 million people South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Italy or South Africa?
South Africa, at 63.21 million people against 59.50 million people in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Italy and South Africa?
3.71 million people, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for population?
Italy ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 24th of 238 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.