Population of South Africa today

64,433,134
Friday, January 24, 2025

Population of South Africa as of today

The current population of South Africa is 64,433,134 with an annual growth rate of 1.115%. South Africa has a population of 0.785% of the world's population.

Population64,433,134
Growth Rate1.115%
Male31,351,251 (48.657%)
Female33,081,882 (51.343%)
Today Change+ 1,407
Births today2,304
Deaths today1,176
Births in 202576,392
Deaths in 202539,014
Change in 2025+ 46,645 (0.072%)

Population chart for South Africa

Population History of South Africa

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
202463,627,884753,9901.185%64,381,874
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

The population of countries near South Africa

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent South Africa
1MZ Mozambique35,197,61854.567%
2ZW Zimbabwe16,811,01226.077%
3BW Botswana2,544,3553.948%
4SZ Eswatini1,250,2211.94%
5LS Lesotho2,352,0683.65%
6NA Namibia3,066,0604.756%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata