South Africa Population

Live population as of 21 May 2024, updated in real time:

60,944,600

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	13,015,579
1951	13,293,634
1952	13,589,125
1953	13,899,102
1954	14,220,371
1955	14,556,588
1956	14,908,760
1957	15,278,993
1958	15,660,072
1959	16,051,797
1960	16,471,818
1961	16,934,541
1962	17,445,793
1963	17,982,518
1964	18,539,917
1965	19,122,526
1966	19,724,348
1967	20,342,414
1968	20,979,620
1969	21,632,719
1970	22,295,793
1971	22,960,344
1972	23,624,671
1973	24,308,000
1974	25,002,011
1975	25,701,667
1976	26,403,701
1977	27,119,689
1978	27,862,541
1979	28,615,008
1980	29,378,672
1981	30,151,177
1982	30,933,932
1983	31,770,929
1984	32,664,895
1985	33,641,625
1986	34,744,165
1987	35,981,473
1988	37,252,466
1989	38,531,376
1990	39,753,870
1991	40,815,254
1992	41,677,193
1993	42,445,285
1994	43,188,329
1995	43,911,029
1996	44,590,392
1997	45,221,538
1998	45,794,181
1999	46,313,250
2000	46,769,083
2001	47,185,010
2002	47,613,833
2003	48,056,510
2004	48,504,834
2005	48,967,787
2006	49,439,021
2007	49,940,502
2008	50,495,726
2009	51,108,358
2010	51,715,877
2011	52,369,634
2012	53,064,485
2013	53,797,549
2014	54,622,271
2015	55,715,251
2016	56,482,386
2017	56,557,065
2018	57,258,366
2019	58,003,800
2020	58,727,997
2021	59,340,108
2022	59,841,865
2023	60,355,291
2024	60,944,600
2025	61,603,900
2026	62,238,206
2027	62,853,901
2028	63,450,565
2029	64,032,513
2030	64,598,953
2031	65,153,434
2032	65,693,921
2033	66,227,411
2034	66,748,772
2035	67,259,532
2036	67,761,259
2037	68,255,650
2038	68,737,244
2039	69,207,115
2040	69,664,326
2041	70,113,378
2042	70,549,143
2043	70,971,378
2044	71,380,117
2045	71,774,634
2046	72,152,661
2047	72,513,342
2048	72,857,447
2049	73,186,556
2050	73,498,090
2051	73,788,961
2052	74,061,434
2053	74,316,560
2054	74,555,568
2055	74,776,524
2056	74,979,839
2057	75,169,539
2058	75,344,183
2059	75,503,862
2060	75,648,415
2061	75,779,801
2062	75,900,609
2063	76,010,747
2064	76,111,044
2065	76,199,239
2066	76,276,632
2067	76,344,868
2068	76,406,991
2069	76,457,357
2070	76,498,226
2071	76,532,525
2072	76,560,640
2073	76,578,037
2074	76,584,003
2075	76,581,244
2076	76,568,709
2077	76,550,652
2078	76,526,117
2079	76,492,431
2080	76,450,145
2081	76,402,461
2082	76,347,609
2083	76,287,517
2084	76,224,362
2085	76,154,874
2086	76,080,201
2087	76,003,391
2088	75,923,290
2089	75,836,708
2090	75,747,033
2091	75,651,560
2092	75,550,768
2093	75,442,807
2094	75,332,371
2095	75,216,761
2096	75,097,354
2097	74,973,906
2098	74,844,204
2099	74,712,516
2100	74,576,288

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.