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

Net migration

South Africa195019802010204020702100-500k0500kpeople

1 series: South Africa (1950–2100, latest 199k, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5

Net migration rate

South Africa195019802010204020702100-15.0-10.0-5.00.05.010.0per 1,000 population

1 series: South Africa (1950–2100, latest 2.1, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5

Population growth rate

South Africa1950198020102040207021000.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%

1 series: South Africa (1950–2100, latest 0.2%, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5

Birth and death rates

BirthsDeaths19501980201020402070210010.020.030.040.0per 1,000 population

2 series: Births (1950–2100, latest 11.7, projected); Deaths (1950–2100, latest 11.5, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5