Population of South Africa (2025)

5,430,070

Births this year: 0 Births today 0

Deaths this year 0 Deaths today 0

South Africa Population by Religions(2001 census)

Region Name	Percents	Number
Protestant (Zionist Christian, Pentecostal/Charismatic, Methodist, Dutch Reformed, Anglican)	36.6%	1,987,406 people
Catholic	7.1%	385,535 people
Muslim	1.5%	81,451 people
other Christian	36%	1,954,825 people
other	2.3%	124,892 people
unspecified	1.4%	76,021 people
none	15.1%	819,941 people

Age	Both Sexes Population	Male Population	Female Population	Both Sexes (%)	Male (%)	Female (%)	Sex ratio (female/male)
Total	58,436,197	28,938,271	29,497,926	100	100	100	98.1
00-04	5,089,563	2,573,922	2,515,641	8.7	8.9	8.5	102.3
05-09	5,263,064	2,655,921	2,607,143	9	9.2	8.8	101.9
10-14	5,289,059	2,661,957	2,627,102	9.1	9.2	8.9	101.3
15-19	5,383,069	2,731,063	2,652,006	9.2	9.4	9	103
20-24	4,952,008	2,480,299	2,471,709	8.5	8.6	8.4	100.3
25-29	5,172,263	2,791,337	2,380,926	8.9	9.6	8.1	117.2
30-34	5,017,736	2,611,067	2,406,669	8.6	9	8.2	108.5
35-39	4,867,792	2,527,965	2,339,827	8.3	8.7	7.9	108
40-44	4,007,646	1,999,904	2,007,742	6.9	6.9	6.8	99.6
45-49	2,950,251	1,415,817	1,534,434	5	4.9	5.2	92.3
50-54	2,573,657	1,278,126	1,295,531	4.4	4.4	4.4	98.7
55-59	2,288,743	1,135,217	1,153,526	3.9	3.9	3.9	98.4
60-64	1,959,298	891,771	1,067,527	3.4	3.1	3.6	83.5
65-69	1,462,599	570,878	891,721	2.5	2	3	64
70-74	995,402	328,632	666,770	1.7	1.1	2.3	49.3
75-79	598,029	151,451	446,578	1	0.5	1.5	33.9
80-84	326,647	77,191	249,456	0.6	0.3	0.8	30.9
85-89	164,235	39,909	124,326	0.3	0.1	0.4	32.1
90-94	56,650	12,419	44,231	0.1	0	0.1	28.1
95-99	17,319	3,273	14,046	0	0	0	23.3
100+	1,167	152	1,015	0	0	0	15

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Sex ratio	Density (P/Km²)
2024	58,102,054	0.59	341,492	97.97	47.90
2023	57,760,562	0.61	351,020	97.83	47.61
2022	57,409,542	0.64	363,158	97.69	47.33
2021	57,046,384	0.67	377,782	97.55	47.03
2020	56,668,602	0.70	392,744	97.41	46.71
2019	56,275,858	0.73	409,147	97.27	46.39
2018	55,866,711	0.78	430,351	97.14	46.05
2017	55,436,360	0.83	457,453	97.01	45.70
2016	54,978,907	0.90	488,501	96.89	45.32
2015	54,490,406	0.97	521,352	96.76	44.92
2014	53,969,054	1.03	552,445	96.64	44.49
2013	53,416,609	1.10	579,335	96.52	44.03
2012	52,837,274	1.15	600,002	96.42	43.56
2011	52,237,272	1.19	615,678	96.33	43.06
2010	51,621,594	1.23	629,560	96.28	42.55
2005	48,352,951	7.70	3,456,095	96.49	39.86
2000	44,896,856	8.38	3,470,046	96.97	37.01
1995	41,426,810	12.59	4,633,320	97.10	34.15
1990	36,793,490	11.55	3,810,477	97.93	30.33
1985	32,983,013	13.43	3,905,870	98.84	27.19
1980	29,077,143	13.15	3,378,287	98.96	23.97
1975	25,698,856	14.20	3,196,354	99.30	21.18
1970	22,502,502	13.57	2,688,555	99.10	18.55
1965	19,813,947	13.90	2,417,580	98.82	16.33
1960	17,396,367	13.08	2,011,810	99.97	14.34
1955	15,384,557	12.43	1,701,395	99.73	12.68
1950	13,683,162			99.24	11.28