South Africa vs Tanzania: Population, total
South Africa
64.75 million
in 2025
Tanzania
70.55 million
in 2025
South Africa rank
24th
Tanzania rank
21st
Population, total over time
- South Africa
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 70.55 million against 64.75 million in South Africa, a difference of 5.80 million.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Globally, South Africa ranks 24th and Tanzania ranks 21st of 215 countries.
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About this data
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.