South Africa

Population estimates and projections 63,212,384 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 28.2 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 2.22 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 1.32% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 64,747,319 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 1.15% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 6.9% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 25.7% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 2.21 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 18.5 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 9.2 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 63.8% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 51.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 48.4 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 52.8 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 1.34% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections 3.6 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration 146,370 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 4.1% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 0.2% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 32.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 59.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 55.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 49.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 37.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 5.4% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 20.8% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 73.8% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$427.2 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$6,598 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$13,592 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$6,270 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 1.1% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 63.1% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 13.9% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 12.9% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$3,907 per person 2025 · World Bank

OECD monthly CPI inflation 4.4% September 2026 · OECD Consumer price inflation 3.2% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 209.9 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 2.8% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 17.889 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 24.2% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 34.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 97.6% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 92.5% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 62.2% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 6.1% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 9.6% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 13.1% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 93.9% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 97.2% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 77.9%uis_est (UIS estimate) 2002 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 19.1% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 6.0% 2024 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 101.8% 2023 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 23.5% 2023 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 91.2% 2024 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 95.3% 2023 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 104.1% 2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 66.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 15.0 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 56.2 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 74 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 7.40 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 31.8% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 44.1% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 16.2 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 24.9% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 43.6% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 65% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 31.2% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 1.8 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 41.5 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 1.07 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 66.3 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 69.8 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 62.8 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 8.9% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 35.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 24.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 118 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.79 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Hospital beds 2.3 per 1,000 people 2010 · World Bank Measles immunisation 76% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 23.7% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 6.7% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$537 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 7.2% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 12.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 21.3% 2017 · World Bank Malaria incidence 0.1 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 389 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 5.20 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 78.4% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 179 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 5.3 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 24.1% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 494,475 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 12.9% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 12.3% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 31.4% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 29.5% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 60.9% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows -0.5% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -0.4% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 5.7% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 22.2 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 15,454,596 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 90.2% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 90.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 9.7% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 86.2% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports -13.6% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.05e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 1.43e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 569.8 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 8.9 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 6.88 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 93.2 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 19.05 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 18.3 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 18.8% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 12.9% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 27.7 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 9.6% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 90.2% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 68.0% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 77.4% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 67.6% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 718 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 73.8% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$4.02e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 57.9%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 3.28e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 46.4e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 2.8% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 4,562 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 79.4% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 521,938 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 11.2% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 110.4 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 120.3 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 1,213,090 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 54.1 (0 to 100) 2022 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 42.1% 2022 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 17.4% 2022 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 37.9% 2022 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 30.2% 2022 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 59.6% 2022 · World Bank

Tax revenue 25.9% 2024 · World Bank Central government expense 33.4% 2022 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.61% 2022 · World Bank Researchers per million people 444 per million people 2022 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 14,949 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 43.7 per 100,000 people 2022 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 44.9% 2025 · World Bank