South Africa — Population
millions · Annual · 1700–2031 · 233 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 63.10M people in 2025. The previous reading was 62.33M people in 2024; the period change was +1.24%.
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- Annual data, 1700–2031
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 67.43M people |
| 2030 | 66.51M people |
| 2029 | 65.83M people |
| 2028 | 65.15M people |
| 2027 | 64.47M people |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 63.88M people |
| 2025 | 63.10M people |
| 2024 | 62.33M people |
| 2023 | 61.58M people |
| 2022 | 60.87M people |
| 2021 | 60.23M people |
| 2020 | 59.69M people |
| 2019 | 58.89M people |
| 2018 | 58.04M people |
| 2017 | 57.21M people |
| 2016 | 56.44M people |
| 2015 | 55.67M people |
| 2014 | 54.84M people |
| 2013 | 53.96M people |
| 2012 | 53.13M people |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.