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South Africa

ZAF

Total population

64.7M

Reference period 2025 · people

World Bank · World Development Indicators

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Total population · Historical trend

Value: 64.7M 2025
Previous value: 64,007,187 people 2024
Change: 740,132 people

World Bank · World Development Indicators

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Total population · Exact values
Reference period	Value	Quality
2006	49,998,277 people
2007	50,528,584 people
2008	51,114,599 people
2009	51,728,516 people
2010	52,344,051 people
2011	52,995,205 people
2012	53,782,567 people
2013	54,678,791 people
2014	55,594,838 people
2015	56,723,537 people
2016	57,259,551 people
2017	57,635,162 people
2018	58,613,001 people
2019	59,587,885 people
2020	60,562,381 people
2021	61,502,603 people
2022	62,378,410 people
2023	63,212,384 people
2024	64,007,187 people
2025	64,747,319 people

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