India vs South Africa
Population, total
Compare historical data and trends between these two countries
Historical Comparison
Detailed Data
| Year | India | South Africa | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,450,935,791 persons | 64,007,187 persons | +1,386,928,604 persons |
| 2023 | 1,438,069,596 persons | 63,212,384 persons | +1,374,857,212 persons |
| 2022 | 1,425,423,212 persons | 62,378,410 persons | +1,363,044,802 persons |
| 2021 | 1,414,203,896 persons | 61,502,603 persons | +1,352,701,293 persons |
| 2020 | 1,402,617,695 persons | 60,562,381 persons | +1,342,055,314 persons |
| 2019 | 1,389,030,312 persons | 59,587,885 persons | +1,329,442,427 persons |
| 2018 | 1,374,659,064 persons | 58,613,001 persons | +1,316,046,063 persons |
| 2017 | 1,359,657,400 persons | 57,635,162 persons | +1,302,022,238 persons |
| 2016 | 1,343,944,296 persons | 57,259,551 persons | +1,286,684,745 persons |
| 2015 | 1,328,024,498 persons | 56,723,537 persons | +1,271,300,961 persons |
| 2014 | 1,312,277,191 persons | 55,594,838 persons | +1,256,682,353 persons |
| 2013 | 1,295,829,511 persons | 54,678,791 persons | +1,241,150,720 persons |
| 2012 | 1,278,674,502 persons | 53,782,567 persons | +1,224,891,935 persons |
| 2011 | 1,261,224,954 persons | 52,995,205 persons | +1,208,229,749 persons |
| 2010 | 1,243,481,564 persons | 52,344,051 persons | +1,191,137,513 persons |
| 2009 | 1,225,524,753 persons | 51,728,516 persons | +1,173,796,237 persons |
| 2008 | 1,207,930,964 persons | 51,114,599 persons | +1,156,816,365 persons |
| 2007 | 1,190,676,021 persons | 50,528,584 persons | +1,140,147,437 persons |
| 2006 | 1,172,878,890 persons | 49,998,277 persons | +1,122,880,613 persons |
| 2005 | 1,154,676,322 persons | 49,490,033 persons | +1,105,186,289 persons |
| 2004 | 1,135,991,513 persons | 48,991,421 persons | +1,087,000,092 persons |
| 2003 | 1,116,803,006 persons | 48,500,348 persons | +1,068,302,658 persons |
| 2002 | 1,097,600,380 persons | 48,019,415 persons | +1,049,580,965 persons |
| 2001 | 1,077,898,575 persons | 47,566,800 persons | +1,030,331,775 persons |
| 2000 | 1,057,922,733 persons | 47,159,719 persons | +1,010,763,014 persons |
| 1999 | 1,038,225,823 persons | 46,730,335 persons | +991,495,488 persons |
| 1998 | 1,018,665,080 persons | 46,223,880 persons | +972,441,200 persons |
| 1997 | 999,133,762 persons | 45,666,838 persons | +953,466,924 persons |
| 1996 | 979,678,458 persons | 45,123,018 persons | +934,555,440 persons |
| 1995 | 960,301,044 persons | 44,541,554 persons | +915,759,490 persons |
| 1994 | 941,163,767 persons | 44,004,139 persons | +897,159,628 persons |
| 1993 | 922,118,387 persons | 43,297,156 persons | +878,821,231 persons |
| 1992 | 902,957,070 persons | 42,443,509 persons | +860,513,561 persons |
| 1991 | 883,927,600 persons | 41,687,898 persons | +842,239,702 persons |
| 1990 | 864,972,221 persons | 40,746,268 persons | +824,225,953 persons |
| 1989 | 846,039,529 persons | 39,628,575 persons | +806,410,954 persons |
| 1988 | 827,342,990 persons | 38,480,649 persons | +788,862,341 persons |
| 1987 | 808,931,270 persons | 37,326,190 persons | +771,605,080 persons |
| 1986 | 790,689,978 persons | 36,180,515 persons | +754,509,463 persons |
| 1985 | 772,647,793 persons | 35,042,093 persons | +737,605,700 persons |
| 1984 | 754,875,449 persons | 33,892,788 persons | +720,982,661 persons |
| 1983 | 737,372,681 persons | 32,739,304 persons | +704,633,377 persons |
| 1982 | 720,313,473 persons | 31,615,339 persons | +688,698,134 persons |
| 1981 | 703,696,250 persons | 30,541,044 persons | +673,155,206 persons |
| 1980 | 687,354,025 persons | 29,518,857 persons | +657,835,168 persons |
| 1979 | 671,155,747 persons | 28,634,162 persons | +642,521,585 persons |
| 1978 | 655,728,229 persons | 27,869,507 persons | +627,858,722 persons |
| 1977 | 640,801,103 persons | 27,118,952 persons | +613,682,151 persons |
| 1976 | 625,861,883 persons | 26,395,450 persons | +599,466,433 persons |
| 1975 | 611,309,535 persons | 25,690,940 persons | +585,618,595 persons |
| 1974 | 597,041,391 persons | 24,989,108 persons | +572,052,283 persons |
| 1973 | 583,465,598 persons | 24,294,263 persons | +559,171,335 persons |
| 1972 | 570,482,142 persons | 23,609,456 persons | +546,872,686 persons |
| 1971 | 558,096,387 persons | 22,942,143 persons | +535,154,244 persons |
| 1970 | 545,864,268 persons | 22,279,984 persons | +523,584,284 persons |
| 1969 | 533,880,544 persons | 21,614,676 persons | +512,265,868 persons |
| 1968 | 522,716,889 persons | 20,957,287 persons | +501,759,602 persons |
| 1967 | 511,606,372 persons | 20,314,066 persons | +491,292,306 persons |
| 1966 | 500,740,247 persons | 19,690,087 persons | +481,050,160 persons |
| 1965 | 490,140,146 persons | 19,089,380 persons | +471,050,766 persons |
| 1964 | 479,229,598 persons | 18,511,361 persons | +460,718,237 persons |
| 1963 | 468,138,575 persons | 17,954,564 persons | +450,184,011 persons |
| 1962 | 457,283,090 persons | 17,418,522 persons | +439,864,568 persons |
| 1961 | 446,564,729 persons | 16,908,035 persons | +429,656,694 persons |
| 1960 | 435,990,338 persons | 16,440,172 persons | +419,550,166 persons |
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Data sources: World Bank, IMF, OECD, Transparency International