South Africa Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of South Africa population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of South Africa in 2024 is 61,020,221, a 1% increase from 2023.
- The population of South Africa in 2023 was 60,414,495, a 0.87% increase from 2022.
- The population of South Africa in 2022 was 59,893,885, a 0.84% increase from 2021.
- The population of South Africa in 2021 was 59,392,255, a 1% increase from 2020.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2024 Population |
| China |
1,425,178,782 |
| Brazil |
217,637,297 |
| Russia |
143,957,079 |
| Mexico |
129,388,467 |
| Iran |
89,809,781 |
| Thailand |
71,885,799 |
| South Africa |
61,020,221 |
| Colombia |
52,340,774 |
| Iraq |
46,523,657 |
| Algeria |
46,278,751 |
| Peru |
34,683,444 |
| Malaysia |
34,671,895 |
| Venezuela |
29,395,334 |
| Kazakhstan |
19,828,165 |
| Romania |
19,618,996 |
| Ecuador |
18,377,367 |
| Guatemala |
18,358,430 |
| Dominican Republic |
11,434,005 |
| Jordan |
11,384,922 |
| Cuba |
11,174,587 |
| Azerbaijan |
10,462,904 |
| Belarus |
9,455,037 |
| Serbia |
7,097,028 |
| Libya |
6,964,197 |
| Paraguay |
6,947,270 |
| Bulgaria |
6,618,615 |
| Turkmenistan |
6,598,071 |
| Costa Rica |
5,246,714 |
| Lebanon |
5,219,044 |
| Albania |
2,826,020 |
| Jamaica |
2,824,738 |
| Armenia |
2,777,979 |
| Botswana |
2,719,694 |
| Namibia |
2,645,805 |
| Gabon |
2,484,557 |
| North Macedonia |
2,082,706 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,754,993 |
| Mauritius |
1,301,978 |
| Fiji |
943,072 |
| Guyana |
819,594 |
| Suriname |
628,785 |
| Montenegro |
626,102 |
| Maldives |
517,887 |
| Belize |
416,656 |
| Samoa |
228,966 |
| Grenada |
126,887 |
| Tonga |
108,683 |
| Dominica |
73,368 |
| American Samoa |
43,544 |
| Marshall Islands |
42,415 |
| Nauru |
12,884 |
| Tuvalu |
11,478 |
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South Africa - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
61,020,221 |
1.00% |
| 2023 |
60,414,495 |
0.87% |
| 2022 |
59,893,885 |
0.84% |
| 2021 |
59,392,255 |
1.00% |
| 2020 |
58,801,927 |
1.23% |
| 2019 |
58,087,055 |
1.30% |
| 2018 |
57,339,635 |
1.23% |
| 2017 |
56,641,209 |
0.39% |
| 2016 |
56,422,274 |
0.98% |
| 2015 |
55,876,504 |
2.10% |
| 2014 |
54,729,551 |
1.59% |
| 2013 |
53,873,616 |
1.37% |
| 2012 |
53,145,033 |
1.34% |
| 2011 |
52,443,325 |
1.27% |
| 2010 |
51,784,921 |
1.20% |
| 2009 |
51,170,779 |
1.20% |
| 2008 |
50,565,812 |
1.14% |
| 2007 |
49,996,094 |
1.02% |
| 2006 |
49,491,756 |
0.97% |
| 2005 |
49,017,147 |
0.95% |
| 2004 |
48,556,071 |
0.94% |
| 2003 |
48,104,048 |
0.93% |
| 2002 |
47,661,514 |
0.91% |
| 2001 |
47,229,714 |
0.89% |
| 2000 |
46,813,266 |
0.97% |
| 1999 |
46,364,681 |
1.12% |
| 1998 |
45,852,166 |
1.25% |
| 1997 |
45,285,048 |
1.40% |
| 1996 |
44,661,603 |
1.54% |
| 1995 |
43,986,084 |
1.66% |
| 1994 |
43,267,982 |
1.75% |
| 1993 |
42,525,440 |
1.83% |
| 1992 |
41,760,755 |
2.08% |
| 1991 |
40,910,959 |
2.59% |
| 1990 |
39,877,570 |
3.13% |
| 1989 |
38,668,684 |
3.41% |
| 1988 |
37,393,853 |
3.53% |
| 1987 |
36,119,333 |
3.56% |
| 1986 |
34,877,834 |
3.33% |
| 1985 |
33,752,964 |
3.01% |
| 1984 |
32,768,207 |
2.83% |
| 1983 |
31,865,176 |
2.72% |
| 1982 |
31,022,417 |
2.61% |
| 1981 |
30,232,561 |
2.61% |
| 1980 |
29,463,549 |
2.67% |
| 1979 |
28,697,014 |
2.70% |
| 1978 |
27,943,445 |
2.73% |
| 1977 |
27,199,838 |
2.72% |
| 1976 |
26,480,300 |
2.72% |
| 1975 |
25,777,964 |
2.80% |
| 1974 |
25,077,016 |
2.85% |
| 1973 |
24,382,513 |
2.89% |
| 1972 |
23,698,507 |
2.90% |
| 1971 |
23,031,441 |
2.96% |
| 1970 |
22,368,306 |
3.06% |
| 1969 |
21,704,214 |
3.11% |
| 1968 |
21,050,540 |
3.13% |
| 1967 |
20,410,677 |
3.14% |
| 1966 |
19,789,771 |
3.14% |
| 1965 |
19,187,194 |
3.14% |
| 1964 |
18,603,097 |
3.11% |
| 1963 |
18,042,215 |
3.08% |
| 1962 |
17,503,133 |
3.02% |
| 1961 |
16,989,464 |
2.84% |
| 1960 |
16,520,441 |
2.63% |
| 1959 |
16,096,455 |
2.52% |
| 1958 |
15,700,877 |
2.49% |
| 1957 |
15,320,138 |
2.48% |
| 1956 |
14,948,934 |
2.43% |
| 1955 |
14,594,129 |
2.37% |
| 1954 |
14,255,876 |
2.32% |
| 1953 |
13,933,246 |
2.28% |
| 1952 |
13,622,914 |
2.24% |
| 1951 |
13,325,058 |
2.16% |
| 1950 |
13,043,844 |
0.00% |
