South Africa South Africa, Population, total

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2024 64,007,187 24 +794,803 +1.26%
2023 63,212,384 24 +833,974 +1.34%
2022 62,378,410 24 +875,807 +1.42%
2021 61,502,603 24 +940,222 +1.55%
2020 60,562,381 24 +974,496 +1.64%
2019 59,587,885 24 +974,884 +1.66%
2018 58,613,001 24 +977,839 +1.7%
2017 57,635,162 24 +375,611 +0.656%
2016 57,259,551 24 +536,014 +0.945%
2015 56,723,537 24 +1,128,699 +2.03%
2014 55,594,838 24 +916,047 +1.68%
2013 54,678,791 24 +896,224 +1.67%
2012 53,782,567 24 +787,362 +1.49%
2011 52,995,205 24 +651,154 +1.24%
2010 52,344,051 24 +615,535 +1.19%
2009 51,728,516 24 +613,917 +1.2%
2008 51,114,599 24 +586,015 +1.16%
2007 50,528,584 24 +530,307 +1.06%
2006 49,998,277 24 +508,244 +1.03%
2005 49,490,033 24 +498,612 +1.02%
2004 48,991,421 24 +491,073 +1.01%
2003 48,500,348 24 +480,933 +1%
2002 48,019,415 25 +452,615 +0.952%
2001 47,566,800 25 +407,081 +0.863%
2000 47,159,719 25 +429,384 +0.919%
1999 46,730,335 25 +506,455 +1.1%
1998 46,223,880 26 +557,042 +1.22%
1997 45,666,838 26 +543,820 +1.21%
1996 45,123,018 26 +581,464 +1.31%
1995 44,541,554 25 +537,415 +1.22%
1994 44,004,139 25 +706,983 +1.63%
1993 43,297,156 25 +853,647 +2.01%
1992 42,443,509 25 +755,611 +1.81%
1991 41,687,898 25 +941,630 +2.31%
1990 40,746,268 25 +1,117,693 +2.82%
1989 39,628,575 25 +1,147,926 +2.98%
1988 38,480,649 27 +1,154,459 +3.09%
1987 37,326,190 28 +1,145,675 +3.17%
1986 36,180,515 28 +1,138,422 +3.25%
1985 35,042,093 28 +1,149,305 +3.39%
1984 33,892,788 28 +1,153,484 +3.52%
1983 32,739,304 28 +1,123,965 +3.56%
1982 31,615,339 28 +1,074,295 +3.52%
1981 30,541,044 28 +1,022,187 +3.46%
1980 29,518,857 28 +884,695 +3.09%
1979 28,634,162 28 +764,655 +2.74%
1978 27,869,507 28 +750,555 +2.77%
1977 27,118,952 28 +723,502 +2.74%
1976 26,395,450 28 +704,510 +2.74%
1975 25,690,940 29 +701,832 +2.81%
1974 24,989,108 29 +694,845 +2.86%
1973 24,294,263 29 +684,807 +2.9%
1972 23,609,456 29 +667,313 +2.91%
1971 22,942,143 29 +662,159 +2.97%
1970 22,279,984 29 +665,308 +3.08%
1969 21,614,676 29 +657,389 +3.14%
1968 20,957,287 29 +643,221 +3.17%
1967 20,314,066 30 +623,979 +3.17%
1966 19,690,087 30 +600,707 +3.15%
1965 19,089,380 30 +578,019 +3.12%
1964 18,511,361 31 +556,797 +3.1%
1963 17,954,564 31 +536,042 +3.08%
1962 17,418,522 31 +510,487 +3.02%
1961 16,908,035 31 +467,863 +2.85%
1960 16,440,172 31

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