South Africa ended 2017 with a population of 57,098,000 people, which represents an increasea of 846,000 people compared to 2016.
South Africa ranks No. 24 among196 countries which published this information in countryeconomy.com.
The female population is greater, with 29,175,940 women, representing 51.51% of the total, compared to 27,465,269 or 48.49% men.
South Africa shows a moderate population density, with 47 people per square km and it was in position 67th 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.