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POPULATION South Africa 2021

Population records increases in South Africa

South Africa ended 2021 with a population of 60,143,000 people, which represents an increasea of 521,000 people compared to 2020.

South Africa ranks No. 23 among196 countries which published this information in countryeconomy.com.

The female population is greater, with 30,092,678 women, representing 50.74% of the total, compared to 29,216,012 or 49.26% men.

South Africa shows a moderate population density, with 49 people per square km and it was in position 66th in our ranking of density population in 2021.

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
2021	49			60,143,000
2020	49	29,216,012	30,092,678	59,622,000
2019	48	28,859,302	29,698,965	58,775,000
2018	48	28,495,093	29,297,427	57,939,000
2017	47	28,121,437	28,888,314	57,098,000
2016	46	27,735,713	28,471,936	56,252,000
2015	45	27,337,004	28,049,365	55,407,000
2014	45	26,924,050	27,620,134	54,574,000
2013	44	26,500,317	27,186,808	53,751,000
2012	43	26,075,395	26,757,264	52,930,000
2011	43	25,662,032	26,341,727	52,129,000
2010	42	25,269,501	25,947,466	51,329,000
2009	41	24,900,459	25,576,554	50,545,000
2008	41	24,552,622	25,226,850	49,795,000
2007	40	24,223,890	24,895,876	49,089,000
2006	40	23,910,124	24,579,340	48,446,000
2005	39	23,607,459	24,273,136	47,860,000
2004	39	23,315,480	23,976,130	47,310,000
2003	38	23,032,769	23,686,434	46,806,000
2002	38	22,752,951	23,397,962	46,355,000
2001	38	22,468,020	23,103,252	45,724,000
2000	37	22,171,606	22,796,107	44,900,000
1999	36	21,862,384	22,476,167	44,230,000
1998	36	21,539,952	22,142,307	43,580,000
1997	35	21,200,407	21,787,049	42,920,000
1996	35	20,839,575	21,401,432	42,210,000
1995	34	20,455,347	20,980,414	41,430,000
1994	33	20,044,658	20,519,403	40,560,000
1993	32	19,610,220	20,023,534	39,620,000
1992	32	19,162,965	19,509,646	38,650,000
1991	31	18,717,918	19,001,034	37,690,000
1990	30	18,285,907	18,514,600	36,790,000
1989	30	17,872,452	18,057,604	35,970,000
1988	29	17,474,802	17,626,103	35,200,000
1987	28	17,085,558	17,212,169	34,460,000
1986	28	16,693,182	16,802,774	33,730,000
1985	27	16,290,023	16,388,853	32,980,000
1984	26	15,873,315	15,968,273	32,210,000
1983	26	15,447,946	15,545,816	31,410,000
1982	25	15,023,014	15,127,434	30,610,000
1981	24	14,611,318	14,721,777	29,830,000
1980	24	14,221,869	14,334,902	29,080,000
1979	23	13,858,334	13,968,991	27,827,325
1978	22	13,517,440	13,621,526	27,138,966
1977	22	13,192,749	13,288,166	26,480,915
1976	21	12,874,487	12,962,403	25,836,890
1975	21	12,555,653	12,639,531	25,195,184
1974	20	12,234,403	12,318,137	24,552,540
1973	20	11,913,328	11,999,762	23,913,090
1972	19	11,595,252	11,686,265	23,281,517
1971	19	11,284,637	11,380,628	22,665,265
1970	18	10,984,786	11,084,997	22,069,783
1969	18	10,696,290	10,799,785	21,496,075
1968	17	10,418,102	10,524,045	20,942,147
1967	17	10,149,952	10,256,911	20,406,863
1966	16	9,891,210	9,997,049	19,888,259
1965	16	9,641,347	9,743,491	19,384,838
1964	16	9,400,373	9,495,930	18,896,303
1963	15	9,168,471	9,254,686	18,423,157
1962	15	8,945,525	9,020,208	17,965,733
1961	14	8,731,345	8,793,188	17,524,533
1960	14	8,525,730	8,574,106	17,099,836

South Africa - Population