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

Life expectancy at birth

South Africa19501980201020402070210050.0 yrs60.0 yrs70.0 yrs
UN · World Bank · release 2026.08.5

Deaths

South Africa195019802010204020702100200k400k600k800k1Mdeaths

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

UN · release 2026.08.5

Infant mortality rate

South Africa1950198020102040207021000.020.040.060.080.0100.0120.0140.0deaths per 1,000 live births

1 series: South Africa (1950–2100, latest 3.0, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5

Under-5 mortality rate

South Africa1950198020102040207021000.050.0100.0150.0200.0deaths per 1,000 live births

1 series: South Africa (1950–2100, latest 4.4, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5