GDP

South Africa

South Africa — Population

ZA desk: South Africa first; United States, United Kingdom, euro area, Australia and New Zealand alongside.

64.75 million

+740,132 (+1.2%)

As of 2025 | people

Latest
64.75 million 2025
Previous year
64.01 million 2024
Min
16.44 million 1960
Max
64.75 million 2025
YearValue
202564.75 million
202464.01 million
202363.21 million
202262.38 million
202161.50 million
202060.56 million
201959.59 million
201858.61 million
201757.64 million
201657.26 million
201556.72 million
201455.59 million
201354.68 million
201253.78 million
201153.00 million
201052.34 million
200951.73 million
200851.11 million
200750.53 million
200650.00 million
200549.49 million
200448.99 million
200348.50 million
200248.02 million
#CountryPopulationChangeYear
1India1.46 billion+12.93 million (+0.9%)2025
2China1.41 billion−2.39 million (−0.2%)2025
3Euro area358.66 million+1.06 million (+0.3%)20254United States341.78 million+1.78 million (+0.5%)202523United Kingdom69.49 million+206,000 (+0.3%)202525South Africa64.75 million+740,132 (+1.2%)202556Australia27.61 million+420,125 (+1.5%)2025125New Zealand5.32 million+34,700 (+0.7%)2025

What this population series is

Total population (SP.POP.TOTL) as published by the World Bank. It is the denominator behind the per-capita pages. Latest: 64.75 million in 2025.

From 1960 to 2025 (66 years): latest 64.75 million (2025), previous year 64.01 million (2024); low 16.44 million (1960), high 64.75 million (2025).

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).