Which has higher population, total, Pre-demographic dividend or South Africa?

Pre-demographic dividend, at 1.13 billion against 64.75 million in South Africa as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, total between Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?

1.07 billion, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Pre-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Population, total

Pre-demographic dividend

1.13 billion

in 2025

South Africa

64.75 million

in 2025

Pre-demographic dividend rank

22nd

South Africa rank

24th

Population, total over time

Pre-demographic dividend
South Africa

How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 1.13 billion against 64.75 million in South Africa, a difference of 1.07 billion.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 17.5 times South Africa's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Pre-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 24th of 46 groups.

Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pre-demographic dividend	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	211.38 million	18.89 million	192.49 million	Pre-demographic dividend
1970s	275.97 million	25.38 million	250.59 million	Pre-demographic dividend
1980s	365.22 million	34.50 million	330.72 million	Pre-demographic dividend
1990s	482.11 million	44.05 million	438.06 million	Pre-demographic dividend
2000s	642.91 million	49.31 million	593.60 million	Pre-demographic dividend
2010s	859.23 million	55.92 million	803.31 million	Pre-demographic dividend
2020s	1.06 billion	62.74 million	1.00 billion	Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Pre-demographic dividend or South Africa?: Pre-demographic dividend, at 1.13 billion against 64.75 million in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?: 1.07 billion, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for population, total?: Pre-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 24th of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.