Africa's Development: Annual population growth rate Growth rate … 03 in South Africa
South Africa: Africa's Development: Annual population growth rate Growth rate … 03 was 0.8824 Percent per annum in 2030. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population in South Africa, 1990–2030
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percent per annum.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.8824 Percent per annum for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population in 2030.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population in South Africa peaked at 3.13 Percent per annum in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.388 Percent per annum, in 2017.
South Africa ranks 75th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Annual population growth rate Growth rate … 03 in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Percent per annum | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.13 Percent per annum | — |
| 1991 | 2.59 Percent per annum | -17.1% |
| 1992 | 2.08 Percent per annum | -19.8% |
| 1993 | 1.83 Percent per annum | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 1.75 Percent per annum | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 1.66 Percent per annum | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 1.54 Percent per annum | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 1.4 Percent per annum | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 1.25 Percent per annum | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 1.12 Percent per annum | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9675 Percent per annum | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8896 Percent per annum | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9143 Percent per annum | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9285 Percent per annum | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9397 Percent per annum | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9496 Percent per annum | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9682 Percent per annum | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 Percent per annum | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.14 Percent per annum | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 1.2 Percent per annum | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2 Percent per annum | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.27 Percent per annum | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.34 Percent per annum | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.37 Percent per annum | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.59 Percent per annum | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 2.1 Percent per annum | +31.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9767 Percent per annum | -53.4% |
| 2017 | 0.388 Percent per annum | -60.3% |
| 2018 | 1.23 Percent per annum | +217.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3 Percent per annum | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 1.23 Percent per annum | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 1 Percent per annum | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8446 Percent per annum | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8692 Percent per annum | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 1 Percent per annum | +15.3% |
| 2025 | 1.07 Percent per annum | +6.7% |
| 2026 | 1.02 Percent per annum | -4.2% |
| 2027 | 0.9853 Percent per annum | -3.8% |
| 2028 | 0.9466 Percent per annum | -3.9% |
| 2029 | 0.912 Percent per annum | -3.7% |
| 2030 | 0.8824 Percent per annum | -3.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.8824 Percent per annum is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5484 Percent per annum, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.8824 Percent per annum is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.17 Percent per annum, 41% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Africa's Development: Annual population growth rate Growth rate … 03 in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +217.8% | 0.388 Percent per annum | 1.23 Percent per annum |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.83 Percent per annum | 1.12 Percent per annum | 3.13 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9912 Percent per annum | 0.8896 Percent per annum | 1.2 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 Percent per annum | 0.388 Percent per annum | 2.1 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9889 Percent per annum | 0.8446 Percent per annum | 1.23 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.8824 Percent per annum | 0.8824 Percent per annum | 0.8824 Percent per annum | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More population data for South Africa
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2264 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7997 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2264 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1847 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 73,530 Persons (2050)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0148 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Population density 77.75 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.55 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population in South Africa?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population in South Africa was 0.8824 Percent per annum in 2030, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.13 Percent per annum in 1990.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.388 Percent per annum in 2017.
- How does South Africa rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population?
- South Africa ranks 75th out of 170 countries with data for 2030.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 3 shows the full time series of annual population growth, up to present, and including projected population growth over the next five years according the medium fertility variant scenario in the World Population Prospects 2022 from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.