Demographics of South Africa
Population of South Africa, 1961–2008
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| Population | 55,908,900 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Density | 45.78/km2 |
| Growth rate | 1.34% |
| Birth rate | 19.61 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) |
| Death rate | 16.99 deaths/1,000 population (2010 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 61 years (2012 est.) |
| • male | 59 years (2012 est.) |
| • female | 63 years (2012 est.) |
| Fertility rate | 2.4 children born/woman (2013 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | 43.78 deaths/1,000 |
| 0–14 years | 28.9% (male 7,093,328/female 7,061,579) |
| 15–64 years | 65.8% (male 16,275,424/female 15,984,181) |
| 65 and over | 5.4% (male 1,075,117/female 1,562,860) (2010 est.) |
| Total | 0.99 male(s)/female (2010 est.) |
| At birth | 1.02 male(s)/female |
| Under 15 | 1 male(s)/female |
| 15–64 years | 1.02 male(s)/female |
| 65 and over | 0.68 male(s)/female |
| Nationality | South African |
| Official | See Languages of South Africa |
The demographics of South Africa encompasses about 56 million people of diverse origins, cultures, languages, and religions. The last census was held in 2011 and the next will be taken anywhere from 2016–2021.
In 2011, Statistics South Africa counted 2.1 million foreigners in total. However, numerous reports suggest that that is a vast underestimation. The real figure may in fact be as high as five million, including some three million Zimbabweans.
According to the 2010 revision of the United Nations Secretariat's World Population Prospects, South Africa's total population was 50,133,000 in 2010, compared to only 13,683,000 in 1950. In 2010, 30.1% of the people were children under the age of 15, 65.2% were between 15 and 64 years of age, and 4.6% were 65 or older.All population estimates are rounded to the nearest thousand.
South African Population Figures for the 1904 Census. Source:
Sources: Statesman's Year-Book 1967–1968;Europa Year Book 1969
Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):
Registration of vital events in South Africa has improved considerably during the past decade, but still not considered to be complete for black South Africans. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates. (Natural increase or decrease over a time period is the difference between that period's live births and deaths, before accounting for inward or outward migration.)
United Nations estimates, 2010
South African National Census of 2011
South African National Census of 2011
Statistics South Africa asks people to describe themselves in the census in terms of five racial population groups. The 2011 census figures for these groups were Black African at 80.2%, White at 8.4%, Coloured at 8.8%, Indian /Asian at 2.5%, and Other/Unspecified at 0.5%.
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