South Africa South Africa, Population ages 15-64, total

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2024 43,157,289 22 +552,137 +1.3%
2023 42,605,152 22 +613,759 +1.46%
2022 41,991,393 22 +691,274 +1.67%
2021 41,300,119 23 +789,119 +1.95%
2020 40,511,000 23 +810,712 +2.04%
2019 39,700,288 23 +800,632 +2.06%
2018 38,899,656 23 +797,993 +2.09%
2017 38,101,663 24 +196,230 +0.518%
2016 37,905,433 24 +285,319 +0.758%
2015 37,620,114 24 +836,204 +2.27%
2014 36,783,910 25 +682,775 +1.89%
2013 36,101,135 25 +686,531 +1.94%
2012 35,414,604 25 +631,948 +1.82%
2011 34,782,656 25 +576,116 +1.68%
2010 34,206,540 25 +543,803 +1.62%
2009 33,662,737 25 +514,286 +1.55%
2008 33,148,451 24 +517,321 +1.59%
2007 32,631,130 25 +516,169 +1.61%
2006 32,114,961 25 +522,426 +1.65%
2005 31,592,535 25 +557,566 +1.8%
2004 31,034,969 25 +618,694 +2.03%
2003 30,416,275 25 +665,719 +2.24%
2002 29,750,556 25 +665,515 +2.29%
2001 29,085,041 26 +624,601 +2.19%
2000 28,460,440 26 +614,675 +2.21%
1999 27,845,765 26 +629,644 +2.31%
1998 27,216,121 27 +607,339 +2.28%
1997 26,608,782 27 +378,726 +1.44%
1996 26,230,056 27 +254,300 +0.979%
1995 25,975,756 27 +118,457 +0.458%
1994 25,857,299 26 +417,816 +1.64%
1993 25,439,483 26 +633,596 +2.55%
1992 24,805,887 27 +405,827 +1.66%
1991 24,400,060 27 +638,839 +2.69%
1990 23,761,221 27 +800,204 +3.49%
1989 22,961,017 28 +787,933 +3.55%
1988 22,173,084 28 +770,323 +3.6%
1987 21,402,761 28 +751,195 +3.64%
1986 20,651,566 28 +738,062 +3.71%
1985 19,913,504 28 +735,097 +3.83%
1984 19,178,407 28 +733,216 +3.98%
1983 18,445,191 28 +724,762 +4.09%
1982 17,720,429 29 +711,998 +4.19%
1981 17,008,431 29 +693,367 +4.25%
1980 16,315,064 30 +579,527 +3.68%
1979 15,735,537 30 +473,681 +3.1%
1978 15,261,856 30 +463,117 +3.13%
1977 14,798,739 30 +431,748 +3.01%
1976 14,366,991 30 +406,163 +2.91%
1975 13,960,828 30 +399,408 +2.95%
1974 13,561,420 31 +390,672 +2.97%
1973 13,170,748 31 +380,821 +2.98%
1972 12,789,927 31 +365,987 +2.95%
1971 12,423,940 31 +355,556 +2.95%
1970 12,068,384 31 +350,644 +2.99%
1969 11,717,740 31 +344,432 +3.03%
1968 11,373,308 31 +335,713 +3.04%
1967 11,037,595 31 +323,589 +3.02%
1966 10,714,006 31 +311,788 +3%
1965 10,402,218 31 +302,982 +3%
1964 10,099,236 31 +303,071 +3.09%
1963 9,796,165 31 +298,281 +3.14%
1962 9,497,884 31 +279,772 +3.04%
1961 9,218,112 31 +255,705 +2.85%
1960 8,962,407 31

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