South Africa ended 2015 with a population of 55,407,000 people, which represents an increasea of 833,000 people compared to 2014.
South Africa ranks No. 24 among196 countries which published this information in countryeconomy.com.
The female population is greater, with 28,721,087 women, representing 51.4% of the total, compared to 27,155,417 or 48.6% men.
South Africa shows a moderate population density, with 45 people per square km and it was in position 66th in our ranking of density population in 2015.
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.