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World Development Indicators

Population, total: South Africa

Most recent
64,747,319 (2025)
Earliest
16,440,172 (1960)
Highest
64,747,319 (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
202564,747,319
202464,007,187
202363,212,384
202262,378,410
202161,502,603
202060,562,381
201959,587,885
201858,613,001
201757,635,162
201657,259,551
201556,723,537
201455,594,838
201354,678,791
201253,782,567
201152,995,205
201052,344,051
200951,728,516
200851,114,599
200750,528,584
200649,998,277
200549,490,033
200448,991,421
200348,500,348
200248,019,415
200147,566,800
200047,159,719
199946,730,335
199846,223,880
199745,666,838
199645,123,018
199544,541,554
199444,004,139
199343,297,156
199242,443,509
199141,687,898
199040,746,268
198939,628,575
198838,480,649
198737,326,190
198636,180,515
198535,042,093
198433,892,788
198332,739,304
198231,615,339
198130,541,044
198029,518,857
197928,634,162
197827,869,507
197727,118,952
197626,395,450
197525,690,940
197424,989,108
197324,294,263
197223,609,456
197122,942,143
197022,279,984
196921,614,676
196820,957,287
196720,314,066
196619,690,087
196519,089,380
196418,511,361
196317,954,564
196217,418,522
196116,908,035
196016,440,172

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