Mongolia vs South Africa: Population growth rate

Mongolia

1.3%

in 2023

South Africa

1.3%

in 2023

Mongolia rank

93rd

South Africa rank

92nd

Population growth rate over time

South Africa currently reports 1.3% against 1.3% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.

Globally, Mongolia ranks 93rd and South Africa ranks 92nd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Population growth rate
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.