Demographics of South Africa
South Africa population pyramid in 2020
Population	62 million (2022 Census)[1][2]
Density	48.1/km2 (125/sq mi)
Growth rate	1.06%[2]: 26
Birth rate	19.5 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)[2]: 21
Death rate	11.0 deaths/1,000 population (2022)[2]: 21
Life expectancy	64.7 years (2019 est.)[citation needed]
• male	64.8 years (2022 est.)[2]: 15
• female	71.3 years (2022 est.)[2]: 15
Fertility rate	2.34 children born/woman (2022 est.)[2]: 15
Infant mortality rate	24.3 deaths/1,000 (2022 est.)[2]: 21
Age structure
0–14 years	28.8% (2019 est.)[citation needed]
15–64 years	65.2% (2019 est.)[citation needed]
65 and over	6% (2019 est.)[citation needed]
Sex ratio
Total	0.99 male(s)/female (2010 est.)[citation needed]
At birth	1.02 male(s)/female[citation needed]
Under 15	1 male(s)/female[citation needed]
15–64 years	1.02 male(s)/female[citation needed]
65 and over	0.68 male(s)/female[citation needed]
Nationality
Nationality	South African
Language
Official	See Languages of South Africa

According to the 2022 census, the population of South Africa is about 62 million people of diverse origins, cultures, languages, and religions.^[1] The South African National Census of 2022 was the most recent census held; the next will be in 2032.^[3]

In 2011, Statistics South Africa counted 2.1 million foreigners in total.^[4] Reports^[specify] suggest that is an underestimation. The real figure may be as high as five million,^[5] including some three million Zimbabweans.^[6]

History

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Population

Earlier Censuses, 1904 to 2011

1904 Census

South African population figures for the 1904 Census.^[7]

1960 Census

Sources: Statesman's Year-Book 1967–1968;^[8] Europa Year Book 1969^[9]