South Africa South Africa, Rural population

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2024 19,651,487 28 -58,766 -0.298%
2023 19,710,253 28 -41,871 -0.212%
2022 19,752,124 28 -22,808 -0.115%
2021 19,774,932 28 +3,737 +0.0189%
2020 19,771,195 28 +21,386 +0.108%
2019 19,749,809 27 +29,465 +0.149%
2018 19,720,344 27 +37,936 +0.193%
2017 19,682,408 27 -163,180 -0.822%
2016 19,845,588 27 -105,214 -0.527%
2015 19,950,802 27 +110,116 +0.555%
2014 19,840,686 27 +43,136 +0.218%
2013 19,797,550 26 +44,289 +0.224%
2012 19,753,261 26 +10,427 +0.0528%
2011 19,742,834 26 -33,795 -0.171%
2010 19,776,629 26 -42,117 -0.213%
2009 19,818,746 26 -37,231 -0.188%
2008 19,855,977 26 -44,201 -0.222%
2007 19,900,178 26 -60,634 -0.304%
2006 19,960,812 25 -64,835 -0.324%
2005 20,025,647 25 -64,265 -0.32%
2004 20,089,912 25 -63,923 -0.317%
2003 20,153,835 26 -63,299 -0.313%
2002 20,217,134 26 -61,544 -0.303%
2001 20,278,678 26 -51,405 -0.253%
2000 20,330,083 26 -39,203 -0.192%
1999 20,369,286 25 -1,578 -0.00775%
1998 20,370,864 25 +25,831 +0.127%
1997 20,345,033 25 +24,784 +0.122%
1996 20,320,249 24 +47,606 +0.235%
1995 20,272,643 24 +32,499 +0.161%
1994 20,240,144 24 +116,059 +0.577%
1993 20,124,085 24 +191,764 +0.962%
1992 19,932,321 24 +153,081 +0.774%
1991 19,779,240 23 +236,107 +1.21%
1990 19,543,133 23 +325,256 +1.69%
1989 19,217,877 23 +351,584 +1.86%
1988 18,866,293 23 +367,060 +1.98%
1987 18,499,233 24 +374,604 +2.07%
1986 18,124,629 24 +383,518 +2.16%
1985 17,741,111 25 +485,615 +2.81%
1984 17,255,496 25 +532,914 +3.19%
1983 16,722,582 25 +521,618 +3.22%
1982 16,200,964 25 +500,119 +3.19%
1981 15,700,845 26 +476,495 +3.13%
1980 15,224,350 26 +434,519 +2.94%
1979 14,789,831 27 +378,230 +2.62%
1978 14,411,601 28 +371,848 +2.65%
1977 14,039,753 28 +358,727 +2.62%
1976 13,681,026 28 +349,740 +2.62%
1975 13,331,286 28 +349,195 +2.69%
1974 12,982,091 28 +346,402 +2.74%
1973 12,635,689 30 +342,009 +2.78%
1972 12,293,680 30 +333,711 +2.79%
1971 11,959,969 31 +331,823 +2.85%
1970 11,628,146 31 +324,535 +2.87%
1969 11,303,611 32 +319,897 +2.91%
1968 10,983,714 32 +313,954 +2.94%
1967 10,669,760 32 +305,292 +2.95%
1966 10,364,468 32 +294,438 +2.92%
1965 10,070,030 32 +283,814 +2.9%
1964 9,786,216 32 +273,888 +2.88%
1963 9,512,328 32 +264,138 +2.86%
1962 9,248,190 32 +251,932 +2.8%
1961 8,996,258 32 +220,330 +2.51%
1960 8,775,928 32

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