South Africa - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in South Africa was 59,308,690 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59,308,690 in 2020 and a minimum value of 17,099,840 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 17,099,840
1961 17,524,530
1962 17,965,730
1963 18,423,160
1964 18,896,300
1965 19,384,840
1966 19,888,260
1967 20,406,860
1968 20,942,150
1969 21,496,080
1970 22,069,780
1971 22,665,260
1972 23,281,520
1973 23,913,090
1974 24,552,540
1975 25,195,180
1976 25,836,890
1977 26,480,920
1978 27,138,970
1979 27,827,320
1980 28,556,770
1981 29,333,100
1982 30,150,450
1983 30,993,760
1984 31,841,590
1985 32,678,880
1986 33,495,960
1987 34,297,730
1988 35,100,900
1989 35,930,060
1990 36,800,510
1991 37,718,950
1992 38,672,610
1993 39,633,750
1994 40,564,060
1995 41,435,760
1996 42,241,010
1997 42,987,460
1998 43,682,260
1999 44,338,550
2000 44,967,710
2001 45,571,270
2002 46,150,910
2003 46,719,200
2004 47,291,610
2005 47,880,600
2006 48,489,460
2007 49,119,770
2008 49,779,470
2009 50,477,010
2010 51,216,970
2011 52,003,760
2012 52,832,660
2013 53,687,120
2014 54,544,180
2015 55,386,370
2016 56,207,650
2017 57,009,750
2018 57,792,520
2019 58,558,270
2020 59,308,690

Population, female

The value for Population, female in South Africa was 30,092,680 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30,092,680 in 2020 and a minimum value of 8,574,106 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 8,574,106
1961 8,793,188
1962 9,020,208
1963 9,254,686
1964 9,495,930
1965 9,743,491
1966 9,997,049
1967 10,256,910
1968 10,524,050
1969 10,799,790
1970 11,085,000
1971 11,380,630
1972 11,686,270
1973 11,999,760
1974 12,318,140
1975 12,639,530
1976 12,962,400
1977 13,288,170
1978 13,621,530
1979 13,968,990
1980 14,334,900
1981 14,721,780
1982 15,127,430
1983 15,545,820
1984 15,968,270
1985 16,388,850
1986 16,802,770
1987 17,212,170
1988 17,626,100
1989 18,057,600
1990 18,514,600
1991 19,001,030
1992 19,509,650
1993 20,023,530
1994 20,519,400
1995 20,980,410
1996 21,401,430
1997 21,787,050
1998 22,142,310
1999 22,476,170
2000 22,796,110
2001 23,103,250
2002 23,397,960
2003 23,686,430
2004 23,976,130
2005 24,273,140
2006 24,579,340
2007 24,895,880
2008 25,226,850
2009 25,576,550
2010 25,947,470
2011 26,341,730
2012 26,757,260
2013 27,186,810
2014 27,620,130
2015 28,049,360
2016 28,471,940
2017 28,888,310
2018 29,297,430
2019 29,698,960
2020 30,092,680

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in South Africa was 50.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.74 in 2020, while its lowest value was 50.14 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.14
1961 50.18
1962 50.21
1963 50.23
1964 50.25
1965 50.26
1966 50.27
1967 50.26
1968 50.25
1969 50.24
1970 50.23
1971 50.21
1972 50.20
1973 50.18
1974 50.17
1975 50.17
1976 50.17
1977 50.18
1978 50.19
1979 50.20
1980 50.20
1981 50.19
1982 50.17
1983 50.16
1984 50.15
1985 50.15
1986 50.16
1987 50.18
1988 50.22
1989 50.26
1990 50.31
1991 50.38
1992 50.45
1993 50.52
1994 50.59
1995 50.63
1996 50.67
1997 50.68
1998 50.69
1999 50.69
2000 50.69
2001 50.70
2002 50.70
2003 50.70
2004 50.70
2005 50.70
2006 50.69
2007 50.68
2008 50.68
2009 50.67
2010 50.66
2011 50.65
2012 50.65
2013 50.64
2014 50.64
2015 50.64
2016 50.65
2017 50.67
2018 50.69
2019 50.72
2020 50.74

Population, male

The value for Population, male in South Africa was 29,216,010 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29,216,010 in 2020 and a minimum value of 8,525,730 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 8,525,730
1961 8,731,345
1962 8,945,525
1963 9,168,471
1964 9,400,373
1965 9,641,347
1966 9,891,210
1967 10,149,950
1968 10,418,100
1969 10,696,290
1970 10,984,790
1971 11,284,640
1972 11,595,250
1973 11,913,330
1974 12,234,400
1975 12,555,650
1976 12,874,490
1977 13,192,750
1978 13,517,440
1979 13,858,330
1980 14,221,870
1981 14,611,320
1982 15,023,010
1983 15,447,950
1984 15,873,320
1985 16,290,020
1986 16,693,180
1987 17,085,560
1988 17,474,800
1989 17,872,450
1990 18,285,910
1991 18,717,920
1992 19,162,960
1993 19,610,220
1994 20,044,660
1995 20,455,350
1996 20,839,580
1997 21,200,410
1998 21,539,950
1999 21,862,380
2000 22,171,610
2001 22,468,020
2002 22,752,950
2003 23,032,770
2004 23,315,480
2005 23,607,460
2006 23,910,120
2007 24,223,890
2008 24,552,620
2009 24,900,460
2010 25,269,500
2011 25,662,030
2012 26,075,400
2013 26,500,320
2014 26,924,050
2015 27,337,000
2016 27,735,710
2017 28,121,440
2018 28,495,090
2019 28,859,300
2020 29,216,010

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in South Africa was 49.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.86 in 1960, while its lowest value was 49.26 in 2020.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.86
1961 49.82
1962 49.79
1963 49.77
1964 49.75
1965 49.74
1966 49.73
1967 49.74
1968 49.75
1969 49.76
1970 49.77
1971 49.79
1972 49.80
1973 49.82
1974 49.83
1975 49.83
1976 49.83
1977 49.82
1978 49.81
1979 49.80
1980 49.80
1981 49.81
1982 49.83
1983 49.84
1984 49.85
1985 49.85
1986 49.84
1987 49.82
1988 49.78
1989 49.74
1990 49.69
1991 49.62
1992 49.55
1993 49.48
1994 49.41
1995 49.37
1996 49.33
1997 49.32
1998 49.31
1999 49.31
2000 49.31
2001 49.30
2002 49.30
2003 49.30
2004 49.30
2005 49.30
2006 49.31
2007 49.32
2008 49.32
2009 49.33
2010 49.34
2011 49.35
2012 49.35
2013 49.36
2014 49.36
2015 49.36
2016 49.35
2017 49.33
2018 49.31
2019 49.28
2020 49.26

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population