South Africa PopulationPopulation of South Africa Today
65,126,623
LiveSaturday, January 10, 2026
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Current population of South Africa
In South Africa, the population is 65,126,623 as of Saturday, January 10, 2026, with a growth rate of 1.05% per year, 3,199 births per day, and 1,670 deaths per day. The population of South Africa is equivalent to 0.79% of the world's total's population.
| Population Today: | 65,126,623 |
|---|---|
| Density (P/Km²): | 54 People per km² (33 People per mi²). |
| Daily births: | 3,199 |
| Daily deaths: | 1,670 |
| Equivalent world: | 0.79% of the total world population. |
| Growth Rate: | 1.05% |
| Median age: | 28 Years and 3 Months. |
10 Years South Africa Historical Population
| Year | Population (01 January) | Births | Deaths | Growth Rate | Total Population (31 December) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64,386,489 | 1,175,749 | 600,461 | 1.12% | 65,104,398 |
| 2024 | 63,627,884 | 1,182,869 | 591,233 | 1.19% | 64,381,874 |
| 2023 | 62,796,883 | 1,186,793 | 584,015 | 1.32% | 63,622,662 |
| 2022 | 61,959,937 | 1,190,146 | 586,476 | 1.34% | 62,791,439 |
| 2021 | 61,045,269 | 1,190,312 | 733,895 | 1.49% | 61,953,012 |
| 2020 | 60,079,493 | 1,182,285 | 586,414 | 1.6% | 61,037,761 |
| 2019 | 59,096,278 | 1,173,511 | 521,416 | 1.65% | 60,071,367 |
| 2018 | 58,129,723 | 1,163,460 | 515,166 | 1.65% | 59,088,282 |
| 2016 | 57,378,501 | 1,160,623 | 519,286 | -0.42% | 57,140,380 |
| 2017 | 57,140,601 | 1,154,876 | 508,904 | 1.72% | 58,121,134 |
South Africa Population Growth Rate Past 10 Years
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Differences with the Major Countries on population
| India1,470,634,907 | 4.43% |
| China1,414,375,165 | 4.6% |
| United States348,224,065 | 18.7% |
| Indonesia286,877,467 | 22.7% |
| Pakistan257,346,612 | 25.31% |
| Nigeria240,099,077 | 27.12% |
| Brazil213,221,520 | 30.54% |
| Bangladesh176,813,352 | 36.83% |
Sources:
The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-seventh edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.
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