What is the difference in population, age 20, total between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?

45,304, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?

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

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 20, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Population, age 20, total

South Africa

1.00 million

in 2015

Tanzania, United Republic of

959,686

in 2015

South Africa rank

19th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

20th

Population, age 20, total over time

South Africa
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.00 million against 959,686 in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 45,304.

Across all 25 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 19th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 20th of 191 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	828,648	572,965	255,682	South Africa
2000s	954,027	765,985	188,042	South Africa
2010s	989,805	904,813	84,992	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 20, total, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?: South Africa, at 1.00 million against 959,686 in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 20, total between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 45,304, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for population, age 20, total?: South Africa ranks 19th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 20th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 20, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, age 20, 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.