Population of South Africa today

60,932,923
Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Population of South Africa as of today

The current population of South Africa is 60,932,923 with an annual growth rate of 1.089%. South Africa has a population of 0.751% of the world's population.

Population60,932,923
Growth Rate1.089%
Male29,730,300 (48.792%)
Female31,202,623 (51.208%)
Today Change+ 1,133
Births today1,934
Deaths today895
Births in 2024417,975
Deaths in 2024193,449
Change in 2024+ 244,905 (0.404%)

Population chart for South Africa

Population History of South Africa

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
202360,140,971544,2760.905%60,685,247
202259,646,800492,0860.825%60,138,886
202159,137,710506,8100.857%59,644,520
202058,466,143667,6831.142%59,133,826
201957,707,967753,0891.305%58,461,056
201856,971,303732,0811.285%57,703,384
201656,533,431-222,742-0.394%56,310,689
201756,311,116656,5881.166%56,967,704
201555,219,5771,298,2122.351%56,517,789
201454,239,525971,4301.791%55,210,955

The population of countries near South Africa

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent South Africa
1MZ Mozambique34,728,07656.641%
2ZW Zimbabwe16,972,94227.753%
3BW Botswana2,713,8714.445%
4SZ Eswatini1,220,4142.003%
5LS Lesotho2,352,7193.861%
6NA Namibia2,639,8924.323%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank,Nations Geo,Census,Wikidata