South Africa · Population

On this page you can find past, current and future population statistics for South Africa (from 1950-2100), population map, demographics, live population counter etc. . Question: What is the population of South Africa? Answer: Current population of South Africa is: 59 747 153*^[1], area 1219912 km², population density 48.98 p/km². Capital of South Africa is Pretoria. Continent: Africa.

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South Africa · Population 1950-2100

South Africa · historical and predicted populations (both sexes) for the period 1950-2100 (millions) De facto population in South Africa as of 1 July of the year indicated. Source United Nations Population Division [1].

What was the South Africa population at your birthday?*

Enter your birth date to find out. [1]

Current South Africa population

59 747 153

Today	This year
Population growth Today xx Changes every 64.734 sec.	Population growth This year xx
Births Today xx Changes every 26.509 sec.	Births This year xx [x]
Deaths Today xx Changes every 44.894 sec.	Deaths This year xx [x]

Sources: [1]
Today's statistic since midnight 00:00.
This year, statistic changes since 1st January
Population = Births** - Deaths

South Africa population map

City density ^[2] • population density ^[3] • Legend (Click on marker to hide it)

• Population Growth rate: 1335 / day = 55.61 / hour = 0.927 / minute = 0.0154 / seconds
• Births Growth rate**: 3260 / day = 135.79 / hour = 2.266 / minute = 0.0373 / seconds
• Deaths Growth rate: 1925 / day = 80.19 / hour = 1.336 / minute = 0.0223 / seconds.

Current South Africa population by age and sex for 2026-04-12*

	Male	%	Female
0-4	1 772 048	+25.3%⇒	2 221 023
5-9	3 192 129	⇐+10%	2 900 823
10-14	2 668 935	+9%⇒	2 910 120
15-19	2 441 155	+0.5%⇒	2 452 981
20-24	2 956 857	⇐+32.3%	2 234 577
25-29	2 944 152	⇐+15%	2 559 705
30-34	3 394 190	⇐+15.9%	2 929 571
35-39	2 401 205	+5.3%⇒	2 528 467
40-44	1 446 642	+22.4%⇒	1 770 603
45-49	1 530 987	⇐+7.4%	1 424 931
50-54	1 557 671	⇐+19.4%	1 305 047
55-59	1 296 537	+2.1%⇒	1 323 643
60-64	886 986	+30.2%⇒	1 155 013
65-69	542 495	+70.7%⇒	926 210
70-74	192 859	+235.9%⇒	647 775
75-79	118 854	+227%⇒	388 617
80-84	109 236	+115.5%⇒	235 438
85-89	52 465	+139.8%⇒	125 809
90-94	60 602	+123.9%⇒	135 687
95-99	3 781	⇐+968.1%	354
100+	196	+295.4%⇒	775

Sources: [1]

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First letter of the City

Filter by starting letters of the city (234 cities):
A (4) | B (11) | C (4) | D (7) | E (16) | F (1) | G (12) | H (4) | I (8) | J (3) | K (18) | L (9) | M (50) | N (21) | O (3) | P (6) | R (7) | S (12) | T (15) | U (18) | V (3) | W (2) |

Population for cities or regions in South Africa (234)

This is not full list. Only 50 largest cities in alphabetical order. You can click on start letter of the city ↑ :
Buffalo City Eastern Cape
Bushbuckridge Mpumalanga (Eastern Transvaal)
♥ Cape Town Western Cape
Dr JS Moroka Mpumalanga (Eastern Transvaal)
Drakenstein Western Cape
♥ Ekurhuleni (East Rand) Gauteng
Elias Motsoaledi Limpopo (Northern Transvaal)
Emalahleni Mpumalanga (Eastern Transvaal)
Emfuleni Gauteng
Emnambithi/Ladysmith KwaZulu-Natal
♥ eThekwini (Durban) Durban KwaZulu-Natal
Govan Mbeki Mpumalanga (Eastern Transvaal)
Greater Giyani Limpopo (Northern Transvaal)
Greater Tubatse Limpopo (Northern Transvaal)
Greater Tzaneen Limpopo (Northern Transvaal)
Hibiscus Coast KwaZulu-Natal
♥ Johannesburg Gauteng
King Sabata Dalindyebo Eastern Cape
KwaDukuza KwaZulu-Natal
Lepelle-Nkumpi Limpopo (Northern Transvaal)
Madibeng North West
Mafikeng North West
Makhado Limpopo (Northern Transvaal)
Makhuduthamaga Limpopo (Northern Transvaal)
Maluti a Phofung Free State (Oranje Free State)
Mangaung Free State (Oranje Free State)
Matjhabeng Free State (Oranje Free State)
Matlosana North West
Mbhashe Eastern Cape
Mbizana Eastern Cape
Mbombela Mpumalanga (Eastern Transvaal)
Mnquma Eastern Cape
Mogalakwena Limpopo (Northern Transvaal)
Mogale City Gauteng
Moses Kotane North West
♥ Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth) Port Elizabeth Eastern Cape
Newcastle KwaZulu-Natal
Ngquza Hill Eastern Cape
Nkomazi Mpumalanga (Eastern Transvaal)
Nyandeni Eastern Cape
Polokwane Limpopo (Northern Transvaal)
Rustenburg North West
Sol Plaatje Northern Cape
Steve Tshwete Mpumalanga (Eastern Transvaal)
The Msunduzi KwaZulu-Natal
Thembisile Mpumalanga (Eastern Transvaal)
Thulamela Limpopo (Northern Transvaal)
♥ Tshwane (Pretoria) Pretoria Gauteng
uMhlathuze KwaZulu-Natal
uMlalazi KwaZulu-Natal

Sources, Notices

* Value is calculated with linear interpolation from 2 nearest estimated (date->population) data (unofficial).
** Net migration is included in Births with this calculation: Births = Population[1] + Deaths[1].
*** For years before 1950 we dont have population data. Value is approximate calculation using function: 1900 population = 70% of 1950 population.
[1] United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2015). World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision. Data are estimates and projections according to a medium-fertility variant. Reused with the permission of the United Nations. Downloaded: 2015-11-15 (un.org)
[2] City density map, generated by population.city using data provided to us by 1km.net website. Every circle is city with population over 5000. Link
[3] Population density map generated by instructions from daysleeperrr on reddig. Link1. Used data source is the Gridded Population of the World (GPW), v3 online at the the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) at Columbia University. Link2. Additional urban land cover: Extracted from Global Land Cover Characteristics Data Base Version 2.0 and Binary MOD12Q1 data on shadedrelief.com. Link3 (PNG,0.5Mb).

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