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The current population of South Africa is 64,315,659 as of Sunday, December 1, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data 1. South Africa 2024 population is estimated at 64,007,187 people at mid year.
According to the 2022 census, the population of South Africa is about 62 million people of diverse origins, cultures, languages, and religions. With a majority being Black Africans. [ 3 ] The South African National Census of 2022 was the most recent census held; the next will be in 2032.
The current population of South Africa is 64,302,128 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2024 population at 64,007,200.
View live population, charts & trends: Population of South Africa. The median age in South Africa is 28.5 years (2024). A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration.
Chart and table of South Africa population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100. The current population of South Africa in 2024 is 61,020,221, a 1% increase from 2023. The population of South Africa in 2023 was 60,414,495, a 0.87% increase from 2022.
World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision. ( 2 ) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, ( 3 ) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, ( 4 ) United Nations Statistical Division.
Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa. 29 00 S, 24 00 E. Africa. comparison ranking: total 26. slightly less than twice the size of Texas. 2,798 km. mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights. vast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain. 16,700 sq km (2012)