The population of South Africa is projected to reach 55.02 million by 2021. The country’s female population will exceed 30.48 million in 2021 while the male population will amount to approximately 33.04 million. The country’s population is forecasted to increase by 0.25% each year during this period, according to World Bank data.
The population of South Africa by gender from 2011 to 2021 (in millions)
The total population of South Africa is estimated to be 50.6 million as of September 2019. Women make up 51% of that population and men 49%. This means that there are approximately 5.3 million more women than men living in South Africa today!
The following chart shows how the population has changed over time, based on figures from the 2011 census:
The total population in South Africa in 2021
The total population in 2021 is estimated to be approximately 57.8 million people, an increase of approximately 1.3 million from the previous year and 4.1 million from the previous five years. This trend is expected to continue into 2020 and 2021 as well, with an increase of over 1 million people per year from 2010 to 2020
The male population in South Africa in 2021
The male population in 2021 is estimated at 14,041,056. This represents an increase of 5.59% from the 2010 figure of 13,936,968. The female population will be higher as women have more children than men (on average).
The majority of South African men live in Johannesburg and Gauteng province with about 7 million people living there alone. Other provinces with large numbers are Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape..
Female population in South Africa 2021
The South African government has estimated that the country’s female population will reach 19.8 million by 2021. This represents a growth rate of 1.7% per year, which is slightly higher than the global average for developed countries (1.5%).
