South Africa Population Over Time (1950–2026)

Global Statistics and Country Indicators

Population

Global rank: 24 / 232

Data table

1950	13.04M	1961	16.91M	1972	23.61M	1983	32.74M	1994	44M	2005	49.49M	2016	57.26M
1951	13.31M	1962	17.42M	1973	24.29M	1984	33.89M	1995	44.54M	2006	50M	2017	57.64M
1952	13.6M	1963	17.95M	1974	24.99M	1985	35.04M	1996	45.12M	2007	50.53M	2018	58.61M
1953	13.89M	1964	18.51M	1975	25.69M	1986	36.18M	1997	45.67M	2008	51.11M	2019	59.59M
1954	14.2M	1965	19.09M	1976	26.4M	1987	37.33M	1998	46.22M	2009	51.73M	2020	60.56M
1955	14.53M	1966	19.69M	1977	27.12M	1988	38.48M	1999	46.73M	2010	52.34M	2021	61.5M
1956	14.88M	1967	20.31M	1978	27.87M	1989	39.63M	2000	47.16M	2011	53M	2022	62.38M
1957	15.24M	1968	20.96M	1979	28.63M	1990	40.75M	2001	47.57M	2012	53.78M	2023	63.21M
1958	15.62M	1969	21.61M	1980	29.52M	1991	41.69M	2002	48.02M	2013	54.68M	2024	64.01M
1959	16.01M	1970	22.28M	1981	30.54M	1992	42.44M	2003	48.5M	2014	55.59M	2025	64.75M
1960	16.44M	1971	22.94M	1982	31.62M	1993	43.3M	2004	48.99M	2015	56.72M	2026	65.45M