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South Africa. Population: 60,796,485.

Land area:1,213,090 Km2 (468,376 sq. miles). Capital: Cape Town

  • The current population of South Africa is 60,754,408 as of Friday, June 10, 2022, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
  • South Africa 2020 population is estimated at 59,308,690 people at mid year according to UN data.
  • South Africa population is equivalent to 0.76% of the total world population.
  • South Africa ranks number 25 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in South Africa is 49 per Km2 (127 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 1,213,090 Km2 (468,376 sq. miles)
  • 66.7 % of the population is urban (39,550,889 people in 2020)
  • The median age in South Africa is 27.6 years.

Population of South Africa (2020 and historical)

Year Population Yearly%
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban
Pop%		 Urban Population World Population Global Rank
2020 59,308,690 1.28 % 750,420 145,405 27.6 2.41 49 66.7% 39,550,889 7,794,798,739 25
2019 58,558,270 1.33 % 765,752 145,405 26.6 2.52 48 66.3% 38,820,239 7,713,468,100 24
2018 57,792,518 1.37 % 782,762 145,405 26.6 2.52 48 65.9% 38,086,769 7,631,091,040 24
2017 57,009,756 1.43 % 802,110 145,405 26.6 2.52 47 65.5% 37,348,154 7,547,858,925 24
2016 56,207,646 1.48 % 821,279 145,405 26.6 2.52 46 65.1% 36,600,982 7,464,022,049 24
2015 55,386,367 1.58 % 833,881 183,939 26.4 2.55 46 64.7% 35,844,349 7,379,797,139 24
2010 51,216,964 1.36 % 667,273 172,444 25.0 2.63 42 62.7% 32,094,811 6,956,823,603 24
2005 47,880,601 1.26 % 582,579 157,796 23.8 2.61 39 60.7% 29,065,720 6,541,907,027 26
2000 44,967,708 1.65 % 706,390 127,980 22.6 2.88 37 57.9% 26,015,136 6,143,493,823 27
1995 41,435,758 2.40 % 927,050 170,572 21.3 3.51 34 55.3% 22,932,019 5,744,212,979 27
1990 36,800,509 2.40 % 824,327 -23,600 19.8 4.40 30 53.1% 19,545,369 5,327,231,061 28
1985 32,678,874 2.73 % 824,421 36,200 19.5 4.90 27 51.0% 16,653,360 4,870,921,740 28
1980 28,556,769 2.54 % 672,316 14,663 19.4 5.05 24 50.5% 14,411,610 4,458,003,514 28
1975 25,195,187 2.68 % 625,082 44,532 19.3 5.50 21 50.1% 12,610,547 4,079,480,606 29
1970 22,069,776 2.63 % 536,987 39,872 19.1 5.80 18 49.5% 10,919,359 3,700,437,046 29
1965 19,384,841 2.54 % 457,000 21,310 19.4 6.00 16 48.6% 9,422,320 3,339,583,597 31
1960 17,099,840 2.37 % 378,668 2,984 19.9 6.05 14 47.6% 8,138,204 3,034,949,748 31
1955 15,206,502 2.22 % 315,615 1,492 20.6 6.05 13 44.9% 6,829,341 2,773,019,936 31

South Africa Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly%
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban
Pop%		 Urban Population World Population Global Rank
2020 59,308,690 1.38 % 784,465 145,405 27.6 2.41 49 66.7% 39,550,889 7,794,798,739 25
2025 62,802,683 1.15 % 698,799 112,349 28.7 2.41 52 68.6% 43,112,579 8,184,437,460 24
2030 65,956,081 0.98 % 630,680 91,759 29.6 2.41 54 70.4% 46,457,072 8,548,487,400 24
2035 68,818,987 0.85 % 572,581 76,008 30.5 2.41 57 72.1% 49,631,106 8,887,524,213 24
2040 71,375,305 0.73 % 511,264 59,663 31.6 2.41 59 73.7% 52,625,241 9,198,847,240 24
2045 73,619,543 0.62 % 448,848 58,397 32.7 2.41 61 75.3% 55,447,449 9,481,803,274 23
2050 75,517,920 0.51 % 379,675   33.9 2.41 62 76.9% 58,056,843 9,735,033,990 25

Main Cities by Population in South Africa

  # CITY NAME POPULATION  
  1 Cape Town 3,433,441  
  2 Durban 3,120,282  
  3 Johannesburg 2,026,469  
  4 Soweto 1,695,047  
  5 Pretoria 1,619,438  
  6 Port Elizabeth 967,677  
  7 Pietermaritzburg 750,845  
  8 Benoni 605,344  
  9 Tembisa 511,655  
  10 East London 478,676  
  11 Vereeniging 474,681  
  12 Bloemfontein 463,064  
  13 Boksburg 445,168  
  14 Welkom 431,944  
  15 Newcastle 404,838  
  16 Krugersdorp 378,821  
  17 Diepsloot 350,000  
  18 Randburg 337,053  
  19 Botshabelo 309,714  
  20 Brakpan 305,692  
  21 Witbank 262,491  
  22 Richards Bay 252,968  
  23 Vanderbijlpark 246,754  
  24 Centurion 233,386  
  25 Uitenhage 228,912  
  26 Roodepoort 225,000  
  27 Paarl 190,000  
  28 Springs 186,394  
  29 Carletonville 182,304  
  30 Klerksdorp 178,921  
  31 Midrand 173,009  
  32 Westonaria 156,831  
  33 Middelburg 154,706  
  34 Vryheid 150,012  
  35 Orkney 145,801  
  36 Kimberley 142,089  
  37 eMbalenhle 141,741  
  38 Nigel 140,644  
  39 Mpumalanga 140,121  
  40 Bhisho 137,287  
  41 Randfontein 133,654  
  42 Worcester 127,597  
  43 Rustenburg 124,064  
  44 Polokwane 123,749  
  45 Potchefstroom 123,669  
  46 Virginia 122,502  
  47 Brits 122,497  
  48 Alberton 121,536  
  49 Nelspruit 110,159  
  50 Phalaborwa 109,468  
  51 Queenstown 105,309  
  52 Kroonstad 103,992  
  53 Bethal 101,919  
  54 Mokopane 101,090  
  55 Mabopane 97,417  
  56 Kutloanong 95,008  
  57 Stellenbosch 94,263  
  58 Stilfontein 93,110  
  59 Delmas 92,046  
  60 Grahamstown 91,548  
  61 Warmbaths 90,210  
  62 Louis Trichardt 86,854  
  63 Dundee 84,413  
  64 Piet Retief 84,349  
  65 Phuthaditjhaba 84,258  
  66 Bethlehem 83,654  
  67 Mthatha 78,663  
  68 Sasolburg 77,016  
  69 Mmabatho 76,754  
  70 Standerton 74,021  

 

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