Population of South Africa today

64,323,577
Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Population of South Africa as of today

The current population of South Africa is 64,323,577 with an annual growth rate of 1.185%. South Africa has a population of 0.783% of the world's population.

Population64,323,577
Growth Rate1.185%
Male31,306,943 (48.671%)
Female33,016,634 (51.329%)
Today Change+ 1,445
Births today2,267
Deaths today1,133
Births in 20241,091,412
Deaths in 2024545,520
Change in 2024+ 695,693 (1.093%)

Population chart for South Africa

Population History of South Africa

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
202362,796,883825,7791.315%63,622,662
202261,959,937831,5021.342%62,791,439
202161,045,269907,7431.487%61,953,012
202060,079,493958,2681.595%61,037,761
201959,096,278975,0891.65%60,071,367
201858,129,723958,5591.649%59,088,282
201657,378,501-238,121-0.415%57,140,380
201757,140,601980,5331.716%58,121,134
201556,068,5721,294,6232.309%57,363,195
201455,121,105939,2641.704%56,060,369

The population of countries near South Africa

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent South Africa
1MZ Mozambique35,042,92853.64%
2ZW Zimbabwe16,763,61725.898%
3BW Botswana2,538,2293.93%
4SZ Eswatini1,248,2721.943%
5LS Lesotho2,348,2543.653%
6NA Namibia3,056,5504.712%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata