South Africa Population
South Africa population data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 64.01 million.
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Interpretation
South Africa recorded 64.01 million for Population in 2024, the latest available observation in this dataset.
Compared with 2023, the indicator increased by 794,803.00 (1.3%), from 63.21 million to 64.01 million.
The latest observation is above the average of the last 10 available observations (60.15 million).
Across the five latest available observations (2020–2024), the pattern is predominantly upward.
Within the last 10 available observations, the low was 56.72 million in 2015 and the high was 64.01 million in 2024.