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Population in South Africa

Latest: 64,747,319
Previous: 64,007,187
Change: +740,132 (+1.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons

Population over time

Annual, Persons, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Population in South Africa
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	19,690,087
Dec 31, 1967	20,314,066
Dec 31, 1968	20,957,287
Dec 31, 1969	21,614,676
Dec 31, 1970	22,279,984
Dec 31, 1971	22,942,143
Dec 31, 1972	23,609,456
Dec 31, 1973	24,294,263
Dec 31, 1974	24,989,108
Dec 31, 1975	25,690,940
Dec 31, 1976	26,395,450
Dec 31, 1977	27,118,952
Dec 31, 1978	27,869,507
Dec 31, 1979	28,634,162
Dec 31, 1980	29,518,857
Dec 31, 1981	30,541,044
Dec 31, 1982	31,615,339
Dec 31, 1983	32,739,304
Dec 31, 1984	33,892,788
Dec 31, 1985	35,042,093
Dec 31, 1986	36,180,515
Dec 31, 1987	37,326,190
Dec 31, 1988	38,480,649
Dec 31, 1989	39,628,575
Dec 31, 1990	40,746,268
Dec 31, 1991	41,687,898
Dec 31, 1992	42,443,509
Dec 31, 1993	43,297,156
Dec 31, 1994	44,004,139
Dec 31, 1995	44,541,554
Dec 31, 1996	45,123,018
Dec 31, 1997	45,666,838
Dec 31, 1998	46,223,880
Dec 31, 1999	46,730,335
Dec 31, 2000	47,159,719
Dec 31, 2001	47,566,800
Dec 31, 2002	48,019,415
Dec 31, 2003	48,500,348
Dec 31, 2004	48,991,421
Dec 31, 2005	49,490,033
Dec 31, 2006	49,998,277
Dec 31, 2007	50,528,584
Dec 31, 2008	51,114,599
Dec 31, 2009	51,728,516
Dec 31, 2010	52,344,051
Dec 31, 2011	52,995,205
Dec 31, 2012	53,782,567
Dec 31, 2013	54,678,791
Dec 31, 2014	55,594,838
Dec 31, 2015	56,723,537
Dec 31, 2016	57,259,551
Dec 31, 2017	57,635,162
Dec 31, 2018	58,613,001
Dec 31, 2019	59,587,885
Dec 31, 2020	60,562,381
Dec 31, 2021	61,502,603
Dec 31, 2022	62,378,410
Dec 31, 2023	63,212,384
Dec 31, 2024	64,007,187
Dec 31, 2025	64,747,319

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