South Africa vs Southern Europe: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female

South Africa
49,126 1000 No
in 2100
Southern Europe
48,453 1000 No
in 2100
South Africa rank
23rd
Southern Europe rank
26th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female over time

  • South Africa
  • Southern Europe
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k195020252100

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 49,126 1000 No against 48,453 1000 No in Southern Europe, a difference of 673 1000 No.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Southern Europe ahead.

South Africa ranks 23rd and Southern Europe ranks 26th of 227 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Southern Europe in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1950s 6,984 1000 No 58,170 1000 No 51,186 1000 No Southern Europe
1960s 9,285 1000 No 63,138 1000 No 53,853 1000 No Southern Europe
1970s 12,555 1000 No 68,304 1000 No 55,749 1000 No Southern Europe
1980s 17,000 1000 No 72,636 1000 No 55,636 1000 No Southern Europe
1990s 22,312 1000 No 74,243 1000 No 51,931 1000 No Southern Europe
2000s 25,755 1000 No 76,706 1000 No 50,951 1000 No Southern Europe
2010s 28,876 1000 No 78,795 1000 No 49,919 1000 No Southern Europe
2020s 33,011 1000 No 77,307 1000 No 44,295 1000 No Southern Europe
2030s 36,526 1000 No 74,550 1000 No 38,024 1000 No Southern Europe
2040s 39,527 1000 No 71,189 1000 No 31,661 1000 No Southern Europe
2050s 42,159 1000 No 66,786 1000 No 24,627 1000 No Southern Europe
2060s 44,309 1000 No 61,445 1000 No 17,137 1000 No Southern Europe
2070s 45,998 1000 No 56,529 1000 No 10,531 1000 No Southern Europe
2080s 47,375 1000 No 52,872 1000 No 5,497 1000 No Southern Europe
2090s 48,555 1000 No 49,976 1000 No 1,421 1000 No Southern Europe
2100s 49,126 1000 No 48,453 1000 No 672.2 1000 No South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - female, South Africa or Southern Europe?
South Africa, at 49,126 1000 No against 48,453 1000 No in Southern Europe as of 2100.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - female between South Africa and Southern Europe?
673 1000 No, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Southern Europe?
151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do South Africa and Southern Europe rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - female?
South Africa ranks 23rd and Southern Europe ranks 26th of 227 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

South Africa vs Southern Europe: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/population-est-and-proj-total-population-female/south-africa/southern-europe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/population-est-and-proj-total-population-female/south-africa/southern-europe/">South Africa vs Southern Europe: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 38,972 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.