South Africa | Population, total
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 17396000 |
| 1961 | 17949961.6 |
| 1962 | 18459441.6 |
| 1963 | 18936137.6 |
| 1964 | 19390553.6 |
| 1965 | 19832000 |
| 1966 | 20268593.6 |
| 1967 | 20707257.6 |
| 1968 | 21153721.6 |
| 1969 | 21612521.6 |
| 1970 | 22087000 |
| 1971 | 22602372.672 |
| 1972 | 23126275.712 |
| 1973 | 23655907.712 |
| 1974 | 24189836.672 |
| 1975 | 24728000 |
| 1976 | 25268094.272 |
| 1977 | 25805575.232 |
| 1978 | 26355319.232 |
| 1979 | 26940792.512 |
| 1980 | 27576000 |
| 1981 | 28254654.592 |
| 1982 | 28971838.592 |
| 1983 | 29724003.712 |
| 1984 | 30505360.832 |
| 1985 | 31307880 |
| 1986 | 32121290.432 |
| 1987 | 32933080.512 |
| 1988 | 33728497.792 |
| 1989 | 34490548.992 |
| 1990 | 35200000 |
| 1991 | 35933107.764 |
| 1992 | 36690738.764 |
| 1993 | 37473796.397 |
| 1994 | 38283222.672 |
| 1995 | 39120000 |
| 1996 | 40000246.954 |
| 1997 | 40926063.038 |
| 1998 | 41899682.777 |
| 1999 | 42923484.534 |
| 2000 | 44000000 |
| 2001 | 44909738 |
| 2002 | 45533292 |
| 2003 | 46116494 |
| 2004 | 46664771 |
| 2005 | 47198469 |
| 2006 | 47730946 |
| 2007 | 48257282 |
| 2008 | 48793022 |
| 2009 | 49320150 |
| 2010 | 49991300 |
| 2011 | 50586757 |
| 2012 |
South Africa | Population, total
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.