International Monetary Fund · Demographics
South Africa: Population (IMF)
67.78Mpeople · 2031+11.8% since 2021
Total population, IMF World Economic Outlook. Annual figures for South Africa from 1980 to 2031.
Every year
| Year | Value (people) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 67,783,000 | projection |
| 2030 | 66,979,000 | projection |
| 2029 | 66,185,000 | projection |
| 2028 | 65,400,000 | projection |
| 2027 | 64,625,000 | projection |
| 2026 | 63,858,000 | |
| 2025 | 63,101,000 | |
| 2024 | 63,016,000 | |
| 2023 | 62,180,000 | |
| 2022 | 61,356,000 | |
| 2021 | 60,642,000 | |
| 2020 | 60,003,000 | |
| 2019 | 59,131,000 | |
| 2018 | 58,233,000 | |
| 2017 | 57,366,000 | |
| 2016 | 56,543,000 | |
| 2015 | 55,711,000 | |
| 2014 | 54,830,000 | |
| 2013 | 53,940,000 | |
| 2012 | 53,068,000 | |
| 2011 | 52,217,000 | |
| 2010 | 51,405,000 | |
| 2009 | 50,654,000 | |
| 2008 | 49,936,000 | |
| 2007 | 49,265,000 | |
| 2006 | 48,642,000 | |
| 2005 | 48,061,000 | |
| 2004 | 47,505,000 | |
| 2003 | 47,005,000 | |
| 2002 | 46,573,000 | |
| 2001 | 45,570,000 | |
| 2000 | 44,970,000 | |
| 1999 | 44,340,000 | |
| 1998 | 43,680,000 | |
| 1997 | 42,990,000 | |
| 1996 | 42,240,000 | |
| 1995 | 41,440,000 | |
| 1994 | 40,560,000 | |
| 1993 | 39,630,000 | |
| 1992 | 38,670,000 | |
| 1991 | 37,720,000 | |
| 1990 | 36,800,000 | |
| 1989 | 35,930,000 | |
| 1988 | 35,100,000 | |
| 1987 | 34,300,000 | |
| 1986 | 33,500,000 | |
| 1985 | 32,680,000 | |
| 1984 | 31,840,000 | |
| 1983 | 30,990,000 | |
| 1982 | 30,150,000 | |
| 1981 | 29,330,000 | |
| 1980 | 28,560,000 |
Source
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