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