South Africa Average Population Growth 1961-2025
2.11%
65 data points
Annual population growth rate · World Bank
South Africa's average population growth from 1961 to 2025 was 2.11%, based on 65 data points.
All Data (sorted by year)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 2025 |
1.14% |
−0.11pp |
102nd |
| 2024 |
1.25% |
−0.08pp |
131st |
| 2023 |
1.33% |
−0.09pp |
128th |
| 2022 |
1.41% |
−0.13pp |
137th |
| 2021 |
1.54% |
−0.08pp |
147th |
| 2020 |
1.62% |
−0.03pp |
143rd |
| 2019 |
1.65% |
−0.03pp |
143rd |
| 2018 |
1.68% |
+1.03pp |
141st |
| 2017 |
0.65% |
−0.29pp |
85th |
| 2016 |
0.94% |
−1.07pp |
93rd |
| 2015 |
2.01% |
+0.35pp |
150th |
| 2014 |
1.66% |
+0.01pp |
139th |
| 2013 |
1.65% |
+0.18pp |
136th |
| 2012 |
1.47% |
+0.24pp |
129th |
| 2011 |
1.24% |
+0.05pp |
113th |
| 2010 |
1.18% |
−0.01pp |
111th |
| 2009 |
1.19% |
+0.04pp |
106th |
| 2008 |
1.15% |
+0.10pp |
98th |
| 2007 |
1.06% |
+0.03pp |
97th |
| 2006 |
1.02% |
+0.01pp |
90th |
| 2005 |
1.01% |
+0.01pp |
91st |
| 2004 |
1.01% |
+0.01pp |
90th |
| 2003 |
1.00% |
+0.05pp |
88th |
| 2002 |
0.95% |
+0.09pp |
87th |
| 2001 |
0.86% |
−0.06pp |
83rd |
| 2000 |
0.91% |
−0.18pp |
78th |
| 1999 |
1.09% |
−0.12pp |
85th |
| 1998 |
1.21% |
+0.01pp |
86th |
| 1997 |
1.20% |
−0.10pp |
85th |
| 1996 |
1.30% |
+0.08pp |
91st |
| 1995 |
1.21% |
−0.41pp |
93rd |
| 1994 |
1.62% |
−0.37pp |
111th |
| 1993 |
1.99% |
+0.19pp |
128th |
| 1992 |
1.80% |
−0.49pp |
112th |
| 1991 |
2.28% |
−0.50pp |
136th |
| 1990 |
2.78% |
−0.16pp |
161st |
| 1989 |
2.94% |
−0.11pp |
176th |
| 1988 |
3.05% |
−0.07pp |
176th |
| 1987 |
3.12% |
−0.08pp |
171st |
| 1986 |
3.20% |
−0.14pp |
175th |
| 1985 |
3.33% |
−0.13pp |
180th |
| 1984 |
3.46% |
−0.03pp |
184th |
| 1983 |
3.49% |
+0.04pp |
187th |
| 1982 |
3.46% |
+0.05pp |
183rd |
| 1981 |
3.40% |
+0.36pp |
183rd |
| 1980 |
3.04% |
+0.34pp |
170th |
| 1979 |
2.71% |
−0.02pp |
158th |
| 1978 |
2.73% |
+0.03pp |
153rd |
| 1977 |
2.70% |
−0.00pp |
156th |
| 1976 |
2.71% |
−0.06pp |
155th |
| 1975 |
2.77% |
−0.05pp |
154th |
| 1974 |
2.82% |
−0.04pp |
155th |
| 1973 |
2.86% |
−0.01pp |
160th |
| 1972 |
2.87% |
−0.06pp |
170th |
| 1971 |
2.93% |
−0.10pp |
169th |
| 1970 |
3.03% |
−0.06pp |
177th |
| 1969 |
3.09% |
−0.03pp |
179th |
| 1968 |
3.12% |
−0.00pp |
180th |
| 1967 |
3.12% |
+0.02pp |
182nd |
| 1966 |
3.10% |
+0.02pp |
179th |
| 1965 |
3.07% |
+0.02pp |
177th |
| 1964 |
3.05% |
+0.02pp |
173rd |
| 1963 |
3.03% |
+0.06pp |
167th |
| 1962 |
2.97% |
+0.17pp |
162nd |
| 1961 |
2.81% |
– |
150th |
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