Codex Populi
Country · ZAF

South Africa

63.2M
Population · 2023 · UN 2024
1.31%
Growth rate · 2023 · UN 2024
2.22
Fertility rate · 2023 · UN 2024
66.1 yrs
Life expectancy · 2023 · UN 2024

Total fertility rate

South Africareplacement1950198020102040207021002.003.004.005.006.00

1 series: South Africa (1950–2100, latest 1.74, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5

Births

South Africa195019802010204020702100600k800k1M1.2Mbirths

1 series: South Africa (1950–2100, latest 1.1M, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5

Crude birth rate

South Africa19501980201020402070210015.020.025.030.035.040.0births per 1,000 population

1 series: South Africa (1950–2100, latest 11.7, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5

Mean age at childbearing

South Africa19501980201020402070210028.0 yrs28.5 yrs29.0 yrs29.5 yrs30.0 yrs

1 series: South Africa (1950–2100, latest 30.3 yrs, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5