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Country or AreaYearAreaSexRecord TypeReliabilitySource YearValue 
South Africa2022TotalBoth SexesEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202360,604,9921
South Africa2022TotalMaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202329,624,8821
South Africa2022TotalFemaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202330,980,1101
South Africa2021TotalBoth SexesEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202359,964,9171
South Africa2021TotalMaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202329,306,9641
South Africa2021TotalFemaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202330,657,9531
South Africa2020TotalBoth SexesEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202359,352,9401
South Africa2020TotalMaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202328,999,4321
South Africa2020TotalFemaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202330,353,5081
South Africa2019TotalBoth SexesEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202358,532,8571
South Africa2019TotalMaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202328,586,1821
South Africa2019TotalFemaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202329,946,6751
South Africa2018TotalBoth SexesEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202357,673,2511
South Africa2018TotalMaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202328,149,1741
South Africa2018TotalFemaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202329,524,0771
South Africa2017TotalBoth SexesEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202356,840,0361
South Africa2017TotalMaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202327,724,5151
South Africa2017TotalFemaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202329,115,5211
South Africa2016TotalBoth SexesEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202356,020,1481
South Africa2016TotalMaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202327,303,7331
South Africa2016TotalFemaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202328,716,4151
South Africa2015TotalBoth SexesEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202355,203,7381
South Africa2015TotalMaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202326,886,3681
South Africa2015TotalFemaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202328,317,3701
South Africa2014TotalBoth SexesEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202354,369,4361
South Africa2014TotalMaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202326,459,7701
South Africa2014TotalFemaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202327,909,6661
South Africa2013TotalBoth SexesEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202353,524,3851
South Africa2013TotalMaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202326,029,5501
South Africa2013TotalFemaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202327,494,8351
South Africa2012TotalBoth SexesEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202352,699,2531
South Africa2012TotalMaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202325,607,1461
South Africa2012TotalFemaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202327,092,1071
South Africa2011TotalBoth SexesCensus - de facto - complete tabulationFinal figure, complete201351,770,560 
South Africa2011TotalBoth SexesEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202351,888,8971
South Africa2011TotalMaleCensus - de facto - complete tabulationFinal figure, complete201325,188,791 
South Africa2011TotalMaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202325,191,4551
South Africa2011TotalFemaleCensus - de facto - complete tabulationFinal figure, complete201326,581,769 
South Africa2011TotalFemaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202326,697,4421
South Africa2010TotalBoth SexesEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202351,095,5031
South Africa2010TotalMaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202324,784,1401
South Africa2010TotalFemaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202326,311,3631
South Africa2009TotalBoth SexesEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202350,337,3631
South Africa2009TotalMaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202324,396,1681
South Africa2009TotalFemaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202325,941,1951
South Africa2008TotalBoth SexesEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202349,628,0891
South Africa2008TotalMaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202324,029,0611
South Africa2008TotalFemaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202325,599,0281
South Africa2007TotalBoth SexesEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202348,973,8571
South Africa2007TotalMaleEstimate - de factoFinal figure, incomplete/questionable reliability202323,677,6581

Footnotes

1 - Postcensal estimates.
Source

Demographic Statistics Database

Source:  United Nations Statistics Division

The United Nations Statistics Division collects, compiles and disseminates official demographic and social statistics on a wide range of topics. Data have been collected since 1948 through a set of questionnaires dispatched annually to over 230 national statistical offices and have been published in the Demographic Yearbook collection. The Demographic Yearbook disseminates statistics on population size and composition, births, deaths, marriage and divorce, as well as respective rates, on an annual basis. The Demographic Yearbook census datasets cover a wide range of additional topics including economic activity, educational attainment, household characteristics, housing characteristics, ethnicity, language, foreign-born and foreign population. The available Population and Housing Censuses' datasets reported to UNSD for the censuses conducted worldwide since 1995, are now available in UNdata.

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