Russia vs South Africa: Age population, age 01, male, interpolated

Russia
653,251
in 2025
South Africa
589,626
in 2025
Russia rank
22nd
South Africa rank
25th

Age population, age 01, male, interpolated over time

  • Russia
  • South Africa
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196019922025

How they compare

Russia currently reports 653,251 against 589,626 in South Africa, a difference of 63,625.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 25th of 218 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.15 million 327,492 825,438 Russia
1970s 1.03 million 425,982 603,542 Russia
1980s 1.17 million 540,962 633,614 Russia
1990s 819,846 553,146 266,700 Russia
2000s 723,966 520,574 203,392 Russia
2010s 927,412 576,998 350,414 Russia
2020s 723,238 592,925 130,313 Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age population, age 01, male, interpolated, Russia or South Africa?
Russia, at 653,251 against 589,626 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in age population, age 01, male, interpolated between Russia and South Africa?
63,625, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Russia and South Africa rank globally for age population, age 01, male, interpolated?
Russia ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 25th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, published as Age population, age 01, male, interpolated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated
Source
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 14,454 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Age population, male refers to male population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.