Total population of South Africa

Period	Population	Change
2021	59,392,255	+590,329
2020	58,801,926	+714,871
2019	58,087,055	+747,420
2018	57,339,635	+698,426
2017	56,641,209	+218,935
2016	56,422,274	+545,770
2015	55,876,504	+1,146,953
2014	54,729,551	+855,935
2013	53,873,616	+728,583
2012	53,145,033	+701,707
2011	52,443,326	+658,405
2010	51,784,921	+614,142
2009	51,170,779	+604,967
2008	50,565,812	+569,718
2007	49,996,094	+504,338
2006	49,491,756	+474,608
2005	49,017,148	+461,077
2004	48,556,071	+452,023
2003	48,104,048	+442,534
2002	47,661,514	+431,800
2001	47,229,714	+416,448
2000	46,813,266	+448,584
1999	46,364,682	+512,516
1998	45,852,166	+567,118
1997	45,285,048	+623,445
1996	44,661,603	+675,519
1995	43,986,084	+718,102
1994	43,267,982	+742,542
1993	42,525,440	+764,685
1992	41,760,755	+849,797
1991	40,910,958	+1,033,388
1990	39,877,570	+1,208,886
1989	38,668,684	+1,274,831
1988	37,393,853	+1,274,520
1987	36,119,333	+1,241,499
1986	34,877,834	+1,124,870
1985	33,752,964	+984,758
1984	32,768,206	+903,030
1983	31,865,176	+842,759
1982	31,022,417	+789,856
1981	30,232,561	+769,012
1980	29,463,549	+766,535
1979	28,697,014	+753,569
1978	27,943,445	+743,607
1977	27,199,838	+719,538
1976	26,480,300	+702,336
1975	25,777,964	+700,948
1974	25,077,016	+694,503
1973	24,382,513	+684,006
1972	23,698,507	+667,066
1971	23,031,441	+663,135
1970	22,368,306	+664,092
1969	21,704,214	+653,674
1968	21,050,540	+639,863
1967	20,410,677	+620,906
1966	19,789,771	+602,577
1965	19,187,194	+584,097
1964	18,603,097	+560,882
1963	18,042,215	+539,081
1962	17,503,134	+513,670
1961	16,989,464	+469,023
1960	16,520,441	+423,986
1959	16,096,455	+395,578
1958	15,700,877	+380,739
1957	15,320,138	+371,204
1956	14,948,934	+354,806
1955	14,594,128	+338,252
1954	14,255,876	+322,630
1953	13,933,246	+310,332
1952	13,622,914	+297,856
1951	13,325,058	+281,214
1950	13,043,844