South Africa - Population 2017 | countryeconomy.com

POPULATION South Africa 2017

Population of South Africa goes up

South Africa ended 2017 with a population of 56,522,000 people, which represents an increasea of 902,000 people compared to 2016.

South Africa ranks No. 25 among196 countries which published this information in countryeconomy.com.

The female population is greater, with 28,881,429 women, representing 50.92% of the total, compared to 27,835,727 or 49.08% men.

South Africa shows a moderate population density, with 46 people per square km and it was in position 63th in our ranking of density population in 2017.

In this page we show you the progression of the population in South Africa. You can see the population in other countries in population and see all the information about South Africa in South African economy.

South Africa - Population

Date	Density	Male	Female	Population
2017	46	27,835,727	28,881,429	56,522,000
2016	46	27,499,171	28,516,302	55,620,000
2015	45	27,149,317	28,141,908	54,750,000
2014	44	26,783,491	27,756,080	53,912,000
2013	44	26,405,349	27,362,047	53,104,000
2012	43	26,026,950	26,971,263	52,325,000
2011	42	25,664,526	26,598,990	51,574,000
2010	42	25,329,196	26,255,467	50,850,000
2009	41	25,025,617	25,945,201	50,152,000
2008	41	24,748,920	25,663,209	49,479,000
2007	40	24,488,750	25,398,431	48,830,000
2006	40	24,229,843	25,134,739	48,205,000
2005	39	23,960,660	24,859,926	47,602,000
2004	39	23,677,661	24,569,734	47,021,000
2003	38	23,382,830	24,265,897	46,461,000
2002	38	23,076,881	23,949,292	45,921,000
2001	37	22,762,227	23,622,779	45,580,000
2000	37	22,440,368	23,287,947	44,900,000
1999	36	22,112,371	22,946,404	44,230,000
1998	36	21,776,433	22,595,679	43,580,000
1997	35	21,428,203	22,228,821	42,920,000
1996	35	21,061,873	21,836,647	42,210,000
1995	34	20,674,311	21,413,854	41,430,000
1994	33	20,262,419	20,956,482	40,560,000
1993	32	19,830,128	20,470,033	39,620,000
1992	32	19,389,919	19,970,306	38,650,000
1991	31	18,958,837	19,479,018	37,690,000
1990	30	18,548,805	19,011,720	36,790,000
1989	30	18,165,779	18,575,104	35,970,000
1988	29	17,805,688	18,164,849	35,200,000
1987	28	17,458,200	17,772,049	34,460,000
1986	28	17,107,804	17,382,615	33,730,000
1985	27	16,743,666	16,986,482	32,980,000
1984	26	16,362,219	16,581,365	32,210,000
1983	26	15,968,245	16,171,463	31,410,000
1982	25	15,569,341	15,760,918	30,610,000
1981	24	15,176,797	15,356,157	29,830,000
1980	24	14,798,641	14,961,830	29,080,000
1979	24	14,437,666	14,579,383	29,017,049
1978	23	14,090,968	14,207,182	28,298,150
1977	23	13,754,103	13,843,194	27,597,297
1976	22	13,420,176	13,484,173	26,904,349
1975	22	13,084,401	13,128,004	26,212,405
1974	21	12,745,655	12,773,949	25,519,604
1973	20	12,406,258	12,423,435	24,829,693
1972	20	12,069,023	12,079,114	24,148,137
1971	19	11,738,126	11,744,687	23,482,813
1970	19	11,416,713	11,422,738	22,839,451
1969	18	11,105,608	11,114,289	22,219,897
1968	18	10,804,181	10,818,409	21,622,590
1967	17	10,512,444	10,533,341	21,045,785
1966	17	10,230,018	10,256,421	20,486,439
1965	16	9,956,614	9,985,689	19,942,303
1964	16	9,692,407	9,720,568	19,412,975
1963	16	9,437,650	9,461,625	18,899,275
1962	15	9,192,152	9,209,456	18,401,608
1961	15	8,955,624	8,965,049	17,920,673
1960		8,727,776	8,729,079	17,456,855

South Africa - Population