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
YearPopulationWorld RankDensity SQ/KMDensity Rank
202056,463,6172646.5163
202559,108,3752548.7162
203061,495,6062550.6162
203563,602,1772652.4162
204065,493,9802653.9165
204567,162,8912955.3164
205068,528,8502856.4163

South Africa Estimated Population 1950 - 2015
YearPopulationWorld RankDensity SQ/KMDensity Rank
195013,595,8403111.2158
195515,368,5513112.7159
196017,416,6533114.3162
196519,898,2423016.4161
197022,739,9212918.7161
197525,815,1442921.3160
198029,251,5882824.1160
198534,254,0922828.2159
199038,503,2542831.7158
199542,147,0592734.7158
200044,913,2982737.0161
200548,104,3972539.6161
201051,122,9652542.1164
201553,675,5632544.2165

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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