South Africa — Population
millions · Annual · 1800–2030 · 231 observations
About this series
Population is the estimated number of people in a country at the series' reference date. This series reports that count in millions.
The population reading for South Africa was 63.77M people in 2025. The previous reading was 63.02M people in 2024; the period change was +1.19%.
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- Annual data, 1800–2030
- All 7 sources, downloadable
Latest observations
2000–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 67.14M people |
| 2029 | 66.45M people |
| 2028 | 65.76M people |
| 2027 | 65.08M people |
| 2026 | 64.49M people |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 63.77M people |
| 2024 | 63.02M people |
| 2023 | 62.18M people |
| 2022 | 61.36M people |
| 2021 | 60.64M people |
| 2020 | 60.00M people |
| 2019 | 59.13M people |
| 2018 | 58.23M people |
| 2017 | 57.37M people |
| 2016 | 56.54M people |
| 2015 | 55.71M people |
| 2014 | 54.83M people |
| 2013 | 53.94M people |
| 2012 | 53.07M people |
| 2011 | 52.22M people |
Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.