Myanmar vs South Africa: Population
Myanmar
54.13 million people
in 2023
South Africa
63.21 million people
in 2023
Myanmar rank
27th
South Africa rank
24th
Population over time
- Myanmar
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 63.21 million people against 54.13 million people in Myanmar, a difference of 9.08 million people.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 24th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 35 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.00 million people | 258,000 people | 1.74 million people | Myanmar |
| 1100s | 2.50 million people | 309,600 people | 2.19 million people | Myanmar |
| 1200s | 3.00 million people | 361,200 people | 2.64 million people | Myanmar |
| 1300s | 2.90 million people | 412,800 people | 2.49 million people | Myanmar |
| 1400s | 3.45 million people | 464,400 people | 2.99 million people | Myanmar |
| 1500s | 4.00 million people | 516,000 people | 3.48 million people | Myanmar |
| 1600s | 4.50 million people | 602,000 people | 3.90 million people | Myanmar |
| 1700s | 5.00 million people | 860,000 people | 4.14 million people | Myanmar |
| 1710s | 5.10 million people | 843,752 people | 4.26 million people | Myanmar |
| 1720s | 5.20 million people | 827,505 people | 4.37 million people | Myanmar |
| 1730s | 5.30 million people | 811,258 people | 4.49 million people | Myanmar |
| 1740s | 5.40 million people | 795,011 people | 4.60 million people | Myanmar |
| 1750s | 5.50 million people | 778,764 people | 4.72 million people | Myanmar |
| 1760s | 5.60 million people | 762,517 people | 4.84 million people | Myanmar |
| 1770s | 5.70 million people | 746,270 people | 4.95 million people | Myanmar |
| 1780s | 5.80 million people | 730,023 people | 5.07 million people | Myanmar |
| 1790s | 5.90 million people | 713,776 people | 5.19 million people | Myanmar |
| 1800s | 5.33 million people | 1.47 million people | 3.86 million people | Myanmar |
| 1810s | 4.08 million people | 1.54 million people | 2.55 million people | Myanmar |
| 1820s | 3.58 million people | 1.72 million people | 1.85 million people | Myanmar |
| 1830s | 3.71 million people | 2.14 million people | 1.57 million people | Myanmar |
| 1840s | 3.85 million people | 2.67 million people | 1.18 million people | Myanmar |
| 1850s | 3.98 million people | 3.16 million people | 820,748 people | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 4.07 million people | 3.52 million people | 557,725 people | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 3.88 million people | 3.91 million people | 34,401 people | South Africa |
| 1880s | 5.01 million people | 4.36 million people | 648,334 people | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 8.09 million people | 4.85 million people | 3.24 million people | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 10.13 million people | 5.56 million people | 4.57 million people | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 11.37 million people | 6.56 million people | 4.81 million people | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 12.49 million people | 7.86 million people | 4.62 million people | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 14.04 million people | 9.64 million people | 4.40 million people | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 16.25 million people | 11.72 million people | 4.53 million people | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 19.41 million people | 14.43 million people | 4.98 million people | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 24.07 million people | 18.89 million people | 5.18 million people | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 29.89 million people | 25.38 million people | 4.51 million people | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 36.24 million people | 34.50 million people | 1.74 million people | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 42.32 million people | 44.05 million people | 1.72 million people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 47.14 million people | 49.31 million people | 2.17 million people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 50.86 million people | 55.92 million people | 5.06 million people | South Africa |
| 2020s | 53.57 million people | 61.91 million people | 8.34 million people | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Myanmar or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 63.21 million people against 54.13 million people in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Myanmar and South Africa?
- 9.08 million people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and South Africa rank globally for population?
- Myanmar ranks 27th 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
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.