Which has higher population, age 0, total, Russian Federation or South Africa?

Russian Federation, at 1.36 million against 980,663 in South Africa as of 2015.

What is the difference in population, age 0, total between Russian Federation and South Africa?

383,787, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and South Africa?

25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 0, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Russian Federation vs South Africa: Population, age 0, total

Russian Federation

1.36 million

in 2015

South Africa

980,663

in 2015

Russian Federation rank

20th

South Africa rank

23rd

Population, age 0, total over time

Russian Federation
South Africa

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 1.36 million against 980,663 in South Africa, a difference of 383,787.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 191 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.43 million	1.03 million	396,919	Russian Federation
2000s	1.54 million	1.05 million	483,916	Russian Federation
2010s	1.41 million	993,759	412,337	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 0, total, Russian Federation or South Africa?: Russian Federation, at 1.36 million against 980,663 in South Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 0, total between Russian Federation and South Africa?: 383,787, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and South Africa?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Russian Federation and South Africa rank globally for population, age 0, total?: Russian Federation ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 0, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, age 0, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.