South Africa Population 2024 (Live)

64,302,128
Population Rank
Growth Rate
2024 World Percentage
Land Area
1,213,090
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.

South Africa Growth Rate

South Africa Population Clock

South Africa Population (as of 11/19/2024)64,302,128
Last UN Estimate (July 1, 2024)64,007,200
Births per Day3,239
Deaths per Day1,619
Migrations per Day457
Net Change per Day2,077
Population Change Since Jan. 1672,948

Components of Population Change

One birth every 27 seconds
One death every 53 seconds
One immigrant every 3.15 minutes
Net gain of one person every 42 seconds

South Africa Population Clock

South Africa Population Density Map

City
2024 Pop.
Cape Town3,433,441
Durban3,120,282
Johannesburg2,026,469
Soweto1,695,047
Pretoria1,619,438
Port Elizabeth967,677
Pietermaritzburg750,845
Benoni605,344
Tembisa511,655
East London478,676
Year
Population
Change
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
202464,007,2001.44%5324160
202363,212,4001.52%5224160
202060,562,4001.64%5024160
201959,587,9001.66%4924160
201858,613,0001.7%4824160
201757,635,2000.66%4824160
201556,723,5001.62%4724160
201052,344,1001.13%4324160
200549,490,0000.97%4124160
200047,159,7001.15%3925158
199544,541,6001.8%3725157
199040,746,3003.06%3425157
198535,042,1003.49%2928160
198029,518,9002.82%2428161
197525,690,9002.89%2129160
197022,280,0003.14%1829162
196519,089,4003.03%1630162
196016,440,2002.5%1431165
195514,533,4002.2%1231164

South Africa Population by Year (Historical)

Year
Population
Change
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
202464,007,2001.44%5324160
202564,747,3001.34%5324160
203068,161,4001.03%5623159
203571,234,8000.89%5922158
204074,035,6000.77%6122157
204576,681,4000.7%6324155
205079,177,3000.64%6523155
205581,427,4000.56%6725153
206083,443,5000.49%6925153
206585,261,6000.43%7026152
207086,857,0000.37%7226151
207588,323,1000.34%7326150
208089,674,1000.3%7426150
208590,957,5000.29%7525147
209092,160,7000.26%7626145
209593,300,5000.25%7726143

South Africa Population by Year (Projections)

South Africa Population Pyramid 2024

South Africa Median Age

28

Total

27.9

Male

28.1

Female

South Africa Population by Age

There are people over age 18 in South Africa.

Census Years

Year
Date
20212021
20117 November 2011
200110 October 2001
199610 October 1996
19917 March 1991
19855 March 1985

South Africa Population Pyramid

South Africa Population Rank 2024
Area (km²)
1,221,037
2024 Growth Rate
Capital
Pretoria
GDP (IMF '24)
$373.23
GDP (UN '22)
$405.27 Bn
  1. Statistics South Africa
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  3. GeoNames

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