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Urban population share in South Africa

Latest: 63.8%
Previous: 63.7%
Change: +0.12 (+0.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Urban population share over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Urban population share in South Africa
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	47.5%
Dec 31, 1967	47.5%
Dec 31, 1968	47.6%
Dec 31, 1969	47.7%
Dec 31, 1970	47.8%
Dec 31, 1971	47.8%
Dec 31, 1972	47.9%
Dec 31, 1973	48.0%
Dec 31, 1974	48.0%
Dec 31, 1975	48.1%
Dec 31, 1976	48.1%
Dec 31, 1977	48.2%
Dec 31, 1978	48.2%
Dec 31, 1979	48.3%
Dec 31, 1980	48.4%
Dec 31, 1981	48.5%
Dec 31, 1982	48.6%
Dec 31, 1983	48.8%
Dec 31, 1984	49.0%
Dec 31, 1985	49.2%
Dec 31, 1986	49.6%
Dec 31, 1987	50.1%
Dec 31, 1988	50.7%
Dec 31, 1989	51.4%
Dec 31, 1990	52.0%
Dec 31, 1991	52.4%
Dec 31, 1992	52.7%
Dec 31, 1993	52.9%
Dec 31, 1994	53.1%
Dec 31, 1995	53.3%
Dec 31, 1996	53.6%
Dec 31, 1997	54.0%
Dec 31, 1998	54.7%
Dec 31, 1999	55.4%
Dec 31, 2000	56.3%
Dec 31, 2001	57.0%
Dec 31, 2002	57.7%
Dec 31, 2003	58.4%
Dec 31, 2004	59.1%
Dec 31, 2005	59.8%
Dec 31, 2006	60.5%
Dec 31, 2007	61.2%
Dec 31, 2008	61.8%
Dec 31, 2009	62.3%
Dec 31, 2010	62.6%
Dec 31, 2011	62.9%
Dec 31, 2012	63.0%
Dec 31, 2013	63.1%
Dec 31, 2014	63.1%
Dec 31, 2015	63.2%
Dec 31, 2016	63.3%
Dec 31, 2017	63.3%
Dec 31, 2018	63.4%
Dec 31, 2019	63.4%
Dec 31, 2020	63.4%
Dec 31, 2021	63.5%
Dec 31, 2022	63.5%
Dec 31, 2023	63.6%
Dec 31, 2024	63.7%
Dec 31, 2025	63.8%

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