According to UN estimates, South Africa’s population will reach 60,6 million by the end of June 2022. The population of South Africa makes up 0.76% of the entire global population. According to population, South Africa is ranked number 25 among all countries (including dependent territories).
In 2022, how many white people will there be in South Africa?
white South Africans make up 4,639,268
How many black people live in South Africa?
South Africa is home to 56,521,900 people, according to mid-year population estimates from Statistics South Africa. With 45.7 million people, or 80.8% of the overall population, South Africans of African descent form the majority.
South Africa’s provincial populations, and their share of the total:
Eastern Cape: 6,497,100 (11.5%)
Free State: 2,889,900 (5.1%)
Gauteng: 14,273,800 (25.3%)
KwaZulu-Natal: 11,067,500 (19.6%)
Limpopo: 5,774,600 (10.2%)
Mpumalanga: 4,442,500 (7.9%)
Northern Cape: 1,213,500 (2.1%)
North West: 3,854,400 (6.8%)
Western Cape: 6,508,700 (11.5%)
volume of people
The population density in South Africa is 46 persons per square kilometer. Gauteng, a tiny but populated country, has 785 inhabitants per square kilometer on average. There are 117 individuals per square kilometer in KwaZulu-Natal. Only three individuals live in the Northern Cape’s empty territory per square kilometer.
Age distribution
Nearly a third of South Africa’s population, or 16.7 million people, are under the age of 15. The provinces with the largest percentage of children are KwaZulu-Natal (31.9%), the Eastern Cape (33.6%), and Limpopo (35.2% of the population is under 15).
15.7 million, or 26.8% of the population, are between the ages of 15 and 29. Another 12.8 million people are between the ages of 30 and 44 (22.8%) and 45 and 60 (12.7%).
