Population of Southern Africa

Population Information

Regional population South Africa is 73.138.701 people as of July 1, 7, based on the latest estimates of United Nations.

Quick facts about area population South Africa

Population: 73.138.701
% of World population: 0,90%
% annual change: 1,23%.
Annual change: 902.715
Net migration (people): 153.543
Density (people/Km²): 28
Sex ratio (Male/100 Female): 95,0
Fertility rate: 2,29
Median age: 27,7
Average life expectancy: 66,1

Population of regional countries South Africa (2024))

#	Country / Territory	World Class	Population	Density (N/Km2)	Population change	% population change	Net migration
1	South Africa	24	64.007.187	52	758.605	1,19%.	166.972
2	Botswana	144	2.521.139	4	41.174	1,63%.	-5.778
3	Namibia	145	3.030.131	4	63.956	2,11%.	4.211
4	Lesotho	147	2.337.423	77	25.949	1,11%.	-5.107
5	Eswatini (Swaziland)	160	1.242.822	72	13.031	1,05%.	-6.754

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Regional population South Africa 2024 and history

Year	Population	% annual change	Changes by year	Net migration	Median age	Average life expectancy	Sex Ratio (Male/100 Female)	Density (N/Km²)
2024	73.138.701	1,23%.	902.715	153.543	27,7	66,1	95,0	27,5
2023	72.197.701	1,36%.	979.284	219.693	27,4	66,0	95,0	27,2
2022	71.212.991	1,39%.	990.136	233.619	27,1	65,2	94,7	26,8
2021	70.182.727	1,53%.	1.070.393	477.799	26,8	61,7	94,6	26,4
2020	69.085.492	1,63%.	1.124.076	377.936	26,5	64,7	94,5	26,0
2015	64.548.533	2,23%.	1.436.482	624.638	24,8	63,3	94,5	24,3
2010	59.594.873	1,23%.	734.512	47.976	23,2	58,1	93,0	22,4
2005	56.328.588	0,96%.	539.895	-18.635	21,7	53,2	91,9	21,2
2000	53.701.075	0,89%.	475.621	-156.070	20,4	57,3	91,1	20,2
1995	50.564.431	1,52%.	770.656	-100.838	20,0	60,9	96,8	19,0
1990	46.103.391	2,71%.	1.247.613	261.838	19,8	62,6	102,5	17,3
1985	39.591.503	3,25%.	1.284.549	252.727	19,0	62,0	101,7	14,9
1980	33.440.942	3,27%.	1.093.512	230.248	18,1	59,7	102,0	12,6
1975	29.013.667	2,85%.	827.937	55.271	17,7	57,4	101,1	10,9
1970	25.088.674	2,95%.	740.346	52.591	17,5	55,4	100,1	9,4
1965	21.567.028	2,99%.	644.124	67.095	17,6	54,0	101,4	8,1
1960	18.629.639	2,64%.	492.599	11.240	17,8	52,2	103,2	7,0
1955	16.493.778	2,29%.	377.712	-13.589	18,4	48,0	104,2	6,2
1950	14.817.986	1,98%.	294.031	1.563	19,1	43,2	105,1	5,6

Source: United Nations

Regional population forecast South Africa

Year	Population	% annual change	Changes by year	Net migration	Median age	Average life expectancy	Sex Ratio (Male/100 Female)	Density (N/Km²)
2025	74.021.757	1,17%.	863.397	131.604	27,9	66,3	95,0	27,8
2030	78.131.971	1,00%.	779.383	129.521	28,8	67,2	94,7	29,4
2035	81.874.030	0,88%.	721.175	147.416	29,4	68,0	94,4	30,8
2040	85.312.325	0,78%.	661.728	142.109	30,3	68,8	94,0	32,1
2045	88.563.576	0,72%.	635.556	155.255	31,1	69,6	93,6	33,3
2050	91.625.466	0,63%.	579.294	167.784	31,8	70,3	93,3	34,5
2055	94.377.304	0,55%.	520.710	176.850	32,8	71,0	92,9	35,5
2060	96.823.129	0,48%.	460.620	179.661	33,6	71,7	92,6	36,4
2065	98.983.117	0,39%.	387.699	165.318	34,4	72,4	92,3	37,2
2070	100.843.250	0,37%.	371.957	200.725	35,0	73,1	92,1	37,9
2075	102.497.550	0,30%.	305.697	174.759	35,6	73,8	92,0	38,6
2080	103.987.510	0,28%.	293.973	193.289	36,1	74,5	92,0	39,1
2085	105.349.072	0,23%.	237.163	158.656	36,7	75,2	92,0	39,6
2090	106.588.811	0,22%.	232.740	176.847	37,3	75,9	92,1	40,1
2095	107.705.525	0,18%.	196.968	163.812	37,9	76,6	92,1	40,5
2100	108.649.394	0,18%.	200.405	191.066	38,4	77,2	92,2	40,9

Source: United Nations

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