Population projections in South Africa
South Africa: Population projections was 85.03 million Persons in 2070. ▲ Rising
Population projections in South Africa, 2024–2070
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 85.03 million Persons for population projections in 2070. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population projections in South Africa peaked at 85.03 million Persons in 2070 and was at its lowest, 63.02 million Persons, in 2024.
South Africa ranks 10th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Population projections in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 63.02 million Persons | — |
| 2025 | 63.75 million Persons | +1.2% |
| 2026 | 64.45 million Persons | +1.1% |
| 2027 | 65.14 million Persons | +1.1% |
| 2028 | 65.81 million Persons | +1.0% |
| 2029 | 66.48 million Persons | +1.0% |
| 2030 | 67.12 million Persons | +1.0% |
| 2031 | 67.74 million Persons | +0.9% |
| 2032 | 68.34 million Persons | +0.9% |
| 2033 | 68.93 million Persons | +0.9% |
| 2034 | 69.50 million Persons | +0.8% |
| 2035 | 70.06 million Persons | +0.8% |
| 2036 | 70.61 million Persons | +0.8% |
| 2037 | 71.15 million Persons | +0.8% |
| 2038 | 71.68 million Persons | +0.7% |
| 2039 | 72.19 million Persons | +0.7% |
| 2040 | 72.69 million Persons | +0.7% |
| 2041 | 73.18 million Persons | +0.7% |
| 2042 | 73.68 million Persons | +0.7% |
| 2043 | 74.17 million Persons | +0.7% |
| 2044 | 74.65 million Persons | +0.7% |
| 2045 | 75.13 million Persons | +0.6% |
| 2046 | 75.61 million Persons | +0.6% |
| 2047 | 76.09 million Persons | +0.6% |
| 2048 | 76.56 million Persons | +0.6% |
| 2049 | 77.48 million Persons | +1.2% |
| 2050 | 77.48 million Persons | +0.0% |
| 2051 | 77.94 million Persons | +0.6% |
| 2052 | 78.40 million Persons | +0.6% |
| 2053 | 78.84 million Persons | +0.6% |
| 2054 | 79.29 million Persons | +0.6% |
| 2055 | 79.73 million Persons | +0.6% |
| 2056 | 80.17 million Persons | +0.5% |
| 2057 | 80.60 million Persons | +0.5% |
| 2058 | 81.01 million Persons | +0.5% |
| 2059 | 81.42 million Persons | +0.5% |
| 2060 | 81.81 million Persons | +0.5% |
| 2061 | 82.17 million Persons | +0.5% |
| 2062 | 82.53 million Persons | +0.4% |
| 2063 | 82.89 million Persons | +0.4% |
| 2064 | 83.23 million Persons | +0.4% |
| 2065 | 83.56 million Persons | +0.4% |
| 2066 | 83.87 million Persons | +0.4% |
| 2067 | 84.17 million Persons | +0.4% |
| 2068 | 84.45 million Persons | +0.3% |
| 2069 | 84.74 million Persons | +0.3% |
| 2070 | 85.03 million Persons | +0.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 85.03 million Persons is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 141.44 million Persons, 60% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 64.77 million Persons | 63.02 million Persons | 66.48 million Persons | 6 |
| 2030s | 69.73 million Persons | 67.12 million Persons | 72.19 million Persons | 10 |
| 2040s | 74.92 million Persons | 72.69 million Persons | 77.48 million Persons | 10 |
| 2050s | 79.49 million Persons | 77.48 million Persons | 81.42 million Persons | 10 |
| 2060s | 83.34 million Persons | 81.81 million Persons | 84.74 million Persons | 10 |
| 2070s | 85.03 million Persons | 85.03 million Persons | 85.03 million Persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 7 Mexico 141.44 million Persons compare
- 7 Slovenia 2.00 million Persons compare
- 8 Estonia 1.31 million Persons compare
- 8 Russia 131.06 million Persons compare
- 9 Japan 87.00 million Persons compare
- 9 Latvia 1.26 million Persons compare
- 11 Germany 84.24 million Persons compare
- 12 United Kingdom 80.10 million Persons compare
- 13 France 69.66 million Persons compare
More population data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 73,530 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1847 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2264 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.55 million people (2100)
- Population density 77.75 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0148 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population projections in South Africa?
- Population projections in South Africa was 85.03 million Persons in 2070, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population projections recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 85.03 million Persons in 2070.
- What is the lowest population projections recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.02 million Persons in 2024.
- How does South Africa rank for population projections?
- South Africa ranks 10th out of 43 countries with data for 2070.
- Is population projections rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.