South Africa Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of South Africa population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of South Africa in 2021 is 60,041,994, a 1.24% increase from 2020.
- The population of South Africa in 2020 was 59,308,690, a 1.28% increase from 2019.
- The population of South Africa in 2019 was 58,558,270, a 1.33% increase from 2018.
- The population of South Africa in 2018 was 57,792,518, a 1.37% increase from 2017.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| China |
1,444,216,107 |
| Brazil |
213,993,437 |
| Russia |
145,912,025 |
| Mexico |
130,262,216 |
| Turkey |
85,042,738 |
| Iran |
85,028,759 |
| Thailand |
69,950,850 |
| South Africa |
60,041,994 |
| Colombia |
51,265,844 |
| Algeria |
44,616,624 |
| Iraq |
41,179,350 |
| Peru |
33,359,418 |
| Malaysia |
32,776,194 |
| Venezuela |
28,704,954 |
| Romania |
19,127,774 |
| Kazakhstan |
18,994,962 |
| Guatemala |
18,249,860 |
| Ecuador |
17,888,475 |
| Cuba |
11,317,505 |
| Dominican Republic |
10,953,703 |
| Jordan |
10,269,021 |
| Azerbaijan |
10,223,342 |
| Belarus |
9,442,862 |
| Serbia |
8,697,550 |
| Paraguay |
7,219,638 |
| Libya |
6,958,532 |
| Bulgaria |
6,896,663 |
| Lebanon |
6,769,146 |
| Turkmenistan |
6,117,924 |
| Costa Rica |
5,139,052 |
| Jamaica |
2,973,463 |
| Armenia |
2,968,127 |
| Albania |
2,872,933 |
| Namibia |
2,587,344 |
| Botswana |
2,397,241 |
| Gabon |
2,278,825 |
| North Macedonia |
2,082,658 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,449,896 |
| Mauritius |
1,273,433 |
| Fiji |
902,906 |
| Guyana |
790,326 |
| Montenegro |
628,053 |
| Suriname |
591,800 |
| Maldives |
543,617 |
| Belize |
404,914 |
| Samoa |
200,149 |
| Grenada |
113,021 |
| Tonga |
106,760 |
| Dominica |
72,167 |
| Marshall Islands |
59,610 |
| American Samoa |
55,100 |
| Tuvalu |
11,931 |
| Nauru |
10,876 |
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South Africa - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
60,041,994 |
1.24% |
| 2020 |
59,308,690 |
1.28% |
| 2019 |
58,558,270 |
1.33% |
| 2018 |
57,792,518 |
1.37% |
| 2017 |
57,009,756 |
1.43% |
| 2016 |
56,207,646 |
1.48% |
| 2015 |
55,386,367 |
1.54% |
| 2014 |
54,544,186 |
1.60% |
| 2013 |
53,687,121 |
1.62% |
| 2012 |
52,832,658 |
1.59% |
| 2011 |
52,003,755 |
1.54% |
| 2010 |
51,216,964 |
1.47% |
| 2009 |
50,477,011 |
1.40% |
| 2008 |
49,779,471 |
1.34% |
| 2007 |
49,119,759 |
1.30% |
| 2006 |
48,489,459 |
1.27% |
| 2005 |
47,880,601 |
1.25% |
| 2004 |
47,291,610 |
1.23% |
| 2003 |
46,719,196 |
1.23% |
| 2002 |
46,150,913 |
1.27% |
| 2001 |
45,571,274 |
1.34% |
| 2000 |
44,967,708 |
1.42% |
| 1999 |
44,338,543 |
1.50% |
| 1998 |
43,682,260 |
1.62% |
| 1997 |
42,987,461 |
1.77% |
| 1996 |
42,241,011 |
1.94% |
| 1995 |
41,435,758 |
2.15% |
| 1994 |
40,564,059 |
2.35% |
| 1993 |
39,633,750 |
2.49% |
| 1992 |
38,672,607 |
2.53% |
| 1991 |
37,718,950 |
2.50% |
| 1990 |
36,800,509 |
2.42% |
| 1989 |
35,930,050 |
2.36% |
| 1988 |
35,100,909 |
2.34% |
| 1987 |
34,297,727 |
2.39% |
| 1986 |
33,495,953 |
2.50% |
| 1985 |
32,678,874 |
2.63% |
| 1984 |
31,841,593 |
2.74% |
| 1983 |
30,993,758 |
2.80% |
| 1982 |
30,150,448 |
2.79% |
| 1981 |
29,333,103 |
2.72% |
| 1980 |
28,556,769 |
2.62% |
| 1979 |
27,827,320 |
2.54% |
| 1978 |
27,138,965 |
2.49% |
| 1977 |
26,480,913 |
2.49% |
| 1976 |
25,836,888 |
2.55% |
| 1975 |
25,195,187 |
2.62% |
| 1974 |
24,552,540 |
2.67% |
| 1973 |
23,913,099 |
2.71% |
| 1972 |
23,281,508 |
2.72% |
| 1971 |
22,665,271 |
2.70% |
| 1970 |
22,069,776 |
2.67% |
| 1969 |
21,496,075 |
2.65% |
| 1968 |
20,942,145 |
2.62% |
| 1967 |
20,406,864 |
2.61% |
| 1966 |
19,888,250 |
2.60% |
| 1965 |
19,384,841 |
2.59% |
| 1964 |
18,896,307 |
2.57% |
| 1963 |
18,423,161 |
2.55% |
| 1962 |
17,965,725 |
2.52% |
| 1961 |
17,524,533 |
2.48% |
| 1960 |
17,099,840 |
2.45% |
| 1959 |
16,691,449 |
2.41% |
| 1958 |
16,298,792 |
2.37% |
| 1957 |
15,921,016 |
2.34% |
| 1956 |
15,557,205 |
2.31% |
| 1955 |
15,206,502 |
2.28% |
| 1954 |
14,868,158 |
2.25% |
| 1953 |
14,541,559 |
2.22% |
| 1952 |
14,226,256 |
2.19% |
| 1951 |
13,921,934 |
2.15% |
| 1950 |
13,628,428 |
0.00% |
