Which has higher population, age 19, total, Russian Federation or South Africa?

Russian Federation, at 1.36 million against 1.00 million in South Africa as of 2015.

What is the difference in population, age 19, total between Russian Federation and South Africa?

356,430, 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 19, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Russian Federation vs South Africa: Population, age 19, total

Russian Federation

1.36 million

in 2015

South Africa

1.00 million

in 2015

Russian Federation rank

16th

South Africa rank

19th

Population, age 19, total over time

Russian Federation
South Africa

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 1.36 million against 1.00 million in South Africa, a difference of 356,430.

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

Across all 25 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 19th 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	2.12 million	844,694	1.28 million	Russian Federation
2000s	2.42 million	960,997	1.46 million	Russian Federation
2010s	1.66 million	996,395	668,539	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 19, total, Russian Federation or South Africa?: Russian Federation, at 1.36 million against 1.00 million in South Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 19, total between Russian Federation and South Africa?: 356,430, 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 19, total?: Russian Federation ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 19th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 19, total. 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

Russian Federation vs South Africa: Population, age 19, total. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/population-age-19-total/russian-federation/south-africa/

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 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/population-age-19-total/russian-federation/south-africa/">Russian Federation vs South Africa: Population, age 19, total</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Population, age 19, 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.