South Africa Population

South Africa Population: 56,463,617

Map of South Africa with world location, topography, capital city, and nearby major cities.

South Africa populated areas in red, dark red higher.

**South Africa Projected Population 2020 - 2050**
Year	Population	World Rank	Density SQ/KM	Density Rank
2020	56,463,617	26	46.5	163
2025	59,108,375	25	48.7	162
2030	61,495,606	25	50.6	162
2035	63,602,177	26	52.4	162
2040	65,493,980	26	53.9	165
2045	67,162,891	29	55.3	164
2050	68,528,850	28	56.4	163

**South Africa Estimated Population 1950 - 2015**
Year	Population	World Rank	Density SQ/KM	Density Rank
1950	13,595,840	31	11.2	158
1955	15,368,551	31	12.7	159
1960	17,416,653	31	14.3	162
1965	19,898,242	30	16.4	161
1970	22,739,921	29	18.7	161
1975	25,815,144	29	21.3	160
1980	29,251,588	28	24.1	160
1985	34,254,092	28	28.2	159
1990	38,503,254	28	31.7	158
1995	42,147,059	27	34.7	158
2000	44,913,298	27	37.0	161
2005	48,104,397	25	39.6	161
2010	51,122,965	25	42.1	164
2015	53,675,563	25	44.2	165

Population data is from US Census - International Database.

Population grid data displayed on map is from: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2018. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals, Revision 11. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). Accessed 02 11 2020.

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