Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in South Africa
South Africa: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.001 Persons per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in South Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in South Africa is 0.001 Persons per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in South Africa peaked at 0.001 Persons per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.001 Persons per person, in 2025.
South Africa ranks 142nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Persons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.001 Persons per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.001 Persons per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.001 Persons per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.001 Persons per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.001 Persons per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.001 Persons per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.001 Persons per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.001 Persons per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.001 Persons per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.001 Persons per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.001 Persons per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.001 Persons per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.001 Persons per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.001 Persons per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.001 Persons per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.001 Persons per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.001 Persons per person | 0.001 Persons per person | 0.001 Persons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 Persons per person | 0.001 Persons per person | 0.001 Persons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 Persons per person | 0.001 Persons per person | 0.001 Persons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 Persons per person | 0.001 Persons per person | 0.001 Persons per person | 6 |
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)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8824 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0148 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.23 (2100)
- Population density 77.75 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 5.55 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in South Africa?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in South Africa was 0.001 Persons per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 Persons per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 Persons per person in 2025.
- How does South Africa rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- South Africa ranks 142nd out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.