Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Africa · Southern Africa
South Africa is recorded at 64.01m people in 2024, with total annual change of +758,605 under the WPP medium variant.
South Africa observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 1,182,869 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -591,233 |
| Natural change | +591,636 |
| Net migration | +166,972 |
| Total change | +758,605 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +758,605 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -30,307,261 since 2100 |
| Projected 2100 | 94.31m |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign-born; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
South Africa 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 16.49m, ages 15-64 42.61m, ages 65+ 4.12m.
South Africa 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 17.05m, ages 15-64 53.21m, ages 65+ 8.92m.
South Africa 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 16.88m, ages 15-64 59.73m, ages 65+ 17.70m.
Stage since 2024.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2100.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64.01m | 758,605 | 1.18m | 591.2k | 2.21 |
| 2030 | 68.16m | 640,810 | 1.15m | 646.5k | 2.10 |
| 2050 | 79.18m | 471,882 | 1.14m | 848.6k | 1.89 |
| 2080 | 89.67m | 272,035 | 1.11m | 1.04m | 1.77 |
| 2100 | 94.31m | 216,618 | 1.10m | 1.08m | 1.74 |