Demographics of South Africa

Demographics of South Africa
South Africa population pyramid in 2020
Population62 million (2022 Census)[1][2]
Density48.1/km2 (125/sq mi)
Growth rate1.06%[2]: 26 
Birth rate19.5 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)[2]: 21 
Death rate11.0 deaths/1,000 population (2022)[2]: 21 
Life expectancy64.7 years (2019 est.)[citation needed]
 • male64.8 years (2022 est.)[2]: 15 
 • female71.3 years (2022 est.)[2]: 15 
Fertility rate2.34 children born/woman (2022 est.)[2]: 15 
Infant mortality rate24.3 deaths/1,000 (2022 est.)[2]: 21 
Age structure
0–14 years28.8% (2019 est.)[citation needed]
15–64 years65.2% (2019 est.)[citation needed]
65 and over6% (2019 est.)[citation needed]
Sex ratio
Total0.99 male(s)/female (2010 est.)[citation needed]
At birth1.02 male(s)/female[citation needed]
Under 151 male(s)/female[citation needed]
15–64 years1.02 male(s)/female[citation needed]
65 and over0.68 male(s)/female[citation needed]
Nationality
NationalitySouth African
Language
OfficialSee Languages of South Africa
Population density in South Africa (darker color = higher density)

According to the 2022 census, the population of South Africa is about 62 million people of diverse origins, cultures, languages, and religions.[1] The South African National Census of 2022 was the most recent census held; the next will be in 2032.[3]

In 2011, Statistics South Africa counted 2.1 million foreigners in total.[4] Reports[specify] suggest that is an underestimation. The real figure may be as high as five million,[5] including some three million Zimbabweans.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics South Africa - Census Dissemination". census.statssa.gov.za. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Mid-year population estimates 2022" (PDF). stats sa. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Census 2021 New Methodologies Test". Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Table 3.5, Statistical release (Revised) P0301.4, Census 2011" (PDF). Statssa.gov.za. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Nowhere left to go". The Economist. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Escape From Mugabe: Zimbabwe's Exodus". Archived from the original on 24 January 2016.

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