Total population that are 65 or older in South Africa

Period	Retirement age population	Change
2021	3,546,982	18,551
2020	3,528,431	72,228
2019	3,456,203	99,470
2018	3,356,733	107,037
2017	3,249,696	106,836
2016	3,142,860	107,533
2015	3,035,327	108,545
2014	2,926,782	107,838
2013	2,818,944	105,575
2012	2,713,369	93,867
2011	2,619,502	85,421
2010	2,534,081	80,627
2009	2,453,454	75,527
2008	2,377,927	70,851
2007	2,307,076	64,987
2006	2,242,089	62,729
2005	2,179,360	60,963
2004	2,118,397	53,640
2003	2,064,757	45,942
2002	2,018,815	39,667
2001	1,979,148	33,134
2000	1,946,014	27,363
1999	1,918,651	25,070
1998	1,893,581	28,841
1997	1,864,740	39,834
1996	1,824,906	47,226
1995	1,777,680	47,129
1994	1,730,551	49,550
1993	1,681,001	51,211
1992	1,629,790	47,094
1991	1,582,696	42,652
1990	1,540,044	42,250
1989	1,497,794	41,765
1988	1,456,029	40,834
1987	1,415,195	39,686
1986	1,375,509	44,542
1985	1,330,967	45,173
1984	1,285,794	38,836
1983	1,246,958	36,733
1982	1,210,225	36,599
1981	1,173,626	36,510
1980	1,137,116	36,524
1979	1,100,592	36,808
1978	1,063,784	36,559
1977	1,027,225	35,991
1976	991,234	35,203
1975	956,031	34,488
1974	921,543	34,000
1973	887,543	33,304
1972	854,239	32,638
1971	821,601	32,304
1970	789,297	31,714
1969	757,583	30,565
1968	727,018	28,983
1967	698,035	26,981
1966	671,054	24,801
1965	646,253	22,440
1964	623,813	19,887
1963	603,926	17,433
1962	586,493	15,022
1961	571,471	12,942
1960	558,529	10,559
1959	547,970	8,005
1958	539,965	6,301
1957	533,664	4,915
1956	528,749	3,565
1955	525,184	2,111
1954	523,073	500
1953	522,573	895
1952	523,468	2,241
1951	525,709	3,632
1950	529,341