South Africa Population 1960-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

The total population in South Africa was estimated at 56.5 million people in 2017, according to the latest census figures. Looking back, in the year of 1960, South Africa had a population of 17.4 million people.

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South Africa Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	26.70	26.70	31.20	21.50	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	9797000.00	9716000.00	9797000.00	3694977.00		[+]
Unemployed Persons	6000.00	5900.00	6214.11	3873.00	Thousand	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	59.30	58.80	60.80	53.60	percent	[+]
Labour Costs	146.50	146.40	146.50	1.10	Index Points	[+]
Wages	20004.00	19608.00	20004.00	6742.00	ZAR/Month	[+]
Wages in Manufacturing	17595.00	17023.00	17595.00	6250.00	ZAR/Month	[+]
Population	56.52	55.91	56.52	17.40	Million	[+]
Retirement Age Women	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00		[+]
Retirement Age Men	60.00	60.00	65.00	60.00		[+]
Wages Low Skilled	3950.00	4210.00	4210.00	3790.00	ZAR/Month	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	52.40	51.10	55.90	48.80	percent	[+]
Wages High Skilled	21300.00	20200.00	21300.00	18900.00	ZAR/Month	[+]
Living Wage Family	10300.00	10200.00	10300.00	9690.00	ZAR/Month	[+]
Living Wage Individual	6460.00	6340.00	6460.00	6190.00	ZAR/Month	[+]
Employment Rate	43.10	43.30	46.17	41.00	percent	[+]

South Africa Population

The population of South Africa represents 0.73 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 138 people on the planet is a resident of South Africa. This page provides - South Africa Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. South Africa Population - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	56.52	55.91	56.52	17.40	1960 - 2017	Million	Yearly

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Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
China	1390.08	Dec/17	1383	1390	552	Million	Yearly
India	1283.60	Dec/17	1269	1284	359	Million	Yearly
Euro Area	341.01	Dec/17	340	341	260	Million	Yearly
United States	325.72	Dec/17	323	326	76.09	Million	Yearly
Indonesia	258.70	Dec/16	255	259	88.69	Million	Yearly
Brazil	207.66	Dec/17	206	208	72.74	Million	Yearly
Russia	146.88	Dec/17	146	149	120	Million	Yearly
Japan	126.71	Dec/17	127	128	83.2	Million	Yearly
Mexico	123.52	Dec/17	122	124	38.68	Million	Yearly
Germany	82.80	Dec/17	82.18	82.8	72.54	Million	Yearly
Turkey	80.81	Dec/17	79.81	80.81	28.23	Million	Yearly
France	66.99	Dec/17	66.73	66.99	45.46	Million	Yearly
United Kingdom	65.81	Dec/17	65.38	65.81	52.2	Million	Yearly
Italy	60.59	Dec/17	60.67	60.8	50.03	Million	Yearly
South Korea	51.45	Dec/17	51.25	51.45	25.01	Million	Yearly
Spain	46.53	Dec/17	46.44	46.82	30.33	Million	Yearly
Canada	36.96	Dec/17	36.89	36.96	17.91	Million	Yearly
Australia	24.70	Dec/17	24.13	24.7	10.39	Million	Yearly
Netherlands	17.08	Dec/17	16.98	17.08	11.42	Million	Yearly
Switzerland	8.42	Dec/17	8.33	8.42	5.3	Million	Yearly