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World Development Indicators

Population, total: South Africa

Most recent
6.47473e+07 (2025)
Earliest
1.64402e+07 (1960)
Highest
6.47473e+07 (2025)
Years reported
66
Member state
South Africa at the United Nations
050,000,000100,000,0001960: 16,440,1721961: 16,908,0351962: 17,418,5221963: 17,954,5641964: 18,511,3611965: 19,089,3801966: 19,690,0871967: 20,314,0661968: 20,957,2871969: 21,614,6761970: 22,279,9841971: 22,942,1431972: 23,609,4561973: 24,294,2631974: 24,989,1081975: 25,690,9401976: 26,395,4501977: 27,118,9521978: 27,869,5071979: 28,634,1621980: 29,518,8571981: 30,541,0441982: 31,615,3391983: 32,739,3041984: 33,892,7881985: 35,042,0931986: 36,180,5151987: 37,326,1901988: 38,480,6491989: 39,628,5751990: 40,746,2681991: 41,687,8981992: 42,443,5091993: 43,297,1561994: 44,004,1391995: 44,541,5541996: 45,123,0181997: 45,666,8381998: 46,223,8801999: 46,730,3352000: 47,159,7192001: 47,566,8002002: 48,019,4152003: 48,500,3482004: 48,991,4212005: 49,490,0332006: 49,998,2772007: 50,528,5842008: 51,114,5992009: 51,728,5162010: 52,344,0512011: 52,995,2052012: 53,782,5672013: 54,678,7912014: 55,594,8382015: 56,723,5372016: 57,259,5512017: 57,635,1622018: 58,613,0012019: 59,587,8852020: 60,562,3812021: 61,502,6032022: 62,378,4102023: 63,212,3842024: 64,007,1872025: 64,747,31919602025
Population, total, 1960–2025. Bars, not a line: a line drawn across a year the source does not report would invent an observation a reader could not tell from a measured one.

Every year reported

YearPopulation
20256.47473e+07
20246.40072e+07
20236.32124e+07
20226.23784e+07
20216.15026e+07
20206.05624e+07
20195.95879e+07
20185.8613e+07
20175.76352e+07
20165.72596e+07
20155.67235e+07
20145.55948e+07
20135.46788e+07
20125.37826e+07
20115.29952e+07
20105.23441e+07
20095.17285e+07
20085.11146e+07
20075.05286e+07
20064.99983e+07
20054.949e+07
20044.89914e+07
20034.85003e+07
20024.80194e+07
20014.75668e+07
20004.71597e+07
19994.67303e+07
19984.62239e+07
19974.56668e+07
19964.5123e+07
19954.45416e+07
19944.40041e+07
19934.32972e+07
19924.24435e+07
19914.16879e+07
19904.07463e+07
19893.96286e+07
19883.84806e+07
19873.73262e+07
19863.61805e+07
19853.50421e+07
19843.38928e+07
19833.27393e+07
19823.16153e+07
19813.0541e+07
19802.95189e+07
19792.86342e+07
19782.78695e+07
19772.7119e+07
19762.63954e+07
19752.56909e+07
19742.49891e+07
19732.42943e+07
19722.36095e+07
19712.29421e+07
19702.228e+07
19692.16147e+07
19682.09573e+07
19672.03141e+07
19661.96901e+07
19651.90894e+07
19641.85114e+07
19631.79546e+07
19621.74185e+07
19611.6908e+07
19601.64402e+07

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