Population in South Africa
The population of South Africa was 64,747,319 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
South Africa, 2025
64,747,319
Change from 2024
+1.2%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
24th of 217
Population in South Africa over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64,747,319 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 64,007,187 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 63,212,384 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 62,378,410 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 61,502,603 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 60,562,381 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 59,587,885 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 58,613,001 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 57,635,162 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 57,259,551 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 56,723,537 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 55,594,838 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 54,678,791 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 53,782,567 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 52,995,205 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 52,344,051 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 51,728,516 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 51,114,599 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 50,528,584 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 49,998,277 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 49,490,033 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 48,991,421 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 48,500,348 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 48,019,415 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 47,566,800 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.2% from 64,007,187 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 56,723,537 people, the figure has changed by +14.1%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, South Africa has the 24th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for South Africa
All statistics for South Africa
Population growth
1.15%
2025 · World Bank
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 aged 65 and over
6.9%
2025 · World Bank