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Population of South Africa Today
60,645,739
Live
Tuesday, December 05, 2023
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division

Current population of South Africa

In South Africa, the population is 60,645,739 as of Tuesday, December 05, 2023, with a growth rate of 0.91% per year, 3,125 births per day, and 1,787 deaths per day. The population of South Africa is equivalent to 0.75% of the world's total's population.

Population Today:60,645,739
Density (P/Km²):49 People per km² (31 People per mi²).
Daily births:3,125
Daily deaths:1,787
Equivalent world:0.75% of the total world population.
Growth Rate:0.91%
Median age:27 Years and 3 Months.

10 Years South Africa Historical Population

YearPopulation
(01 January)
BirthsDeathsGrowth RateTotal Population
(31 December)
202259,646,8001,155,858720,1750.83%60,138,886
202159,137,7101,176,955678,7980.86%59,644,520
202058,466,1431,194,619553,9141.14%59,133,826
201957,707,9671,235,776500,3271.31%58,461,056
201856,971,3031,212,008502,6011.29%57,703,384
201656,533,4311,151,026507,232-0.39%56,310,689
201756,311,1161,169,583498,7211.17%56,967,704
201555,219,5771,183,143514,2932.35%56,517,789
201454,239,5251,204,040514,8651.79%55,210,955
201353,507,7071,194,069526,0451.36%54,234,342

South Africa Population Growth Rate Past 10 Years

Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division

Differences with the Major Countries on population

China1,425,518,7014.25%
India1,434,212,2784.23%
United States340,775,21217.8%
Indonesia278,506,18821.78%
Pakistan242,459,01225.01%
Nigeria226,012,83026.83%
Brazil216,949,01027.95%
Bangladesh173,698,12534.91%

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.