South Africa Population 2022
Population Change Rates In 2022
According to our estimations, daily change rates of South Africa population in 2022 will be the following:
- 3,468 live births average per day (144.49 in an hour)
- 2,057 deaths average per day (85.72 in an hour)
- 373 immigrants average per day (15.54 in an hour)
The population of South Africa will be increasing by 1,783 persons daily in 2022.
Demographics Of South Africa 2021
As of 1 January 2022, the population of South Africa was estimated to be 60,216,602 people. This is an increase of 1.08 % (643,980 people) compared to population of 59,572,622 the year before. In 2021 the natural increase was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 509,346. Due to external migration, the population increased by 134,634. The sex ratio of the total population was 0.982 (982 males per 1,000 females) which is lower than global sex ratio. The global sex ratio in the world was approximately 1,016 males to 1,000 females as of 2021.
Below are the key figures for South Africa population in 2021:
- 1,252,217 live births
- 742,871 deaths
- Natural increase: 509,346 people
- Net migration: 134,634 people
- 29,836,705 males as of 31 December 2021
- 30,379,897 females as of 31 December 2021
How Many Are We In South Africa
- The current population of South Africa is 61,046,545 as of Monday, October 31, 2022, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
- South Africa 2020 population is estimated at 59,308,690 people at mid year according to UN data.
- South Africa population is equivalent to 0.76% of the total world population.
- South Africa ranks number 25 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
- The population density in South Africa is 49 per Km2 (127 people per mi2).
- The total land area is 1,213,090 Km2 (468,376 sq. miles)
- 66.7 % of the population is urban (39,550,889 people in 2020)
- The median age in South Africa is 27.6 years.
South Africa Population Density
South Africa population density is 49.3 people per square kilometer (127.7/mi2) as of November 2022. Density of population is calculated as permanently settled population of South Africa divided by total area of the country. Total area is the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines of South Africa. The total area of South Africa is 1,221,037 km2 (471,445 mi2) according to the United Nations Statistics Division.
Life Expectancy
Life expectancy at birth is one of the most important demographic indicator. It shows the number of years a newborn infant would live assuming that birth and death rates will remain at the same level during the whole lifetime.
Total life expectancy (both sexes) at birth for South Africa is 49.3 years.
This is below the average life expectancy at birth of the global population which is about 71 years (according to Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations).
Male life expectancy at birth is 50.2 years.
Female life expectancy at birth is 48.4 years.
Literacy Of Population
According to our estimates 40,613,939 persons or 94.31% of adult population (aged 15 years and above) in South Africa are able to read and write. Accordingly about 2,450,566 adults are illiterate.
Literacy rate for adult male population is 95.51% (20,435,983 persons). 961,384 are illiterate.
Literacy rate for adult female population is 93.13% (20,177,956 persons). 1,489,182 are illiterate.
Youth literacy rates are 98.65% and 99.39% for males and females accordingly. The overall youth literacy rate is 99.02%. Youth literacy rate definition covers the population between the ages of 15 to 24 years.
