South Africa
Country in Africa
In brief
Population: 64.7M (2025). World rank 24 of 216; in Africa, 6 of 54. Net migration per year: +146.4K (2025). World rank 9 of 216; in Africa, 2 of 54. Life expectancy, men: 62.8 years (2024). World rank 188 of 216 (1 = best); in Africa, 28 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: population 56.7M → 64.7M, population growth per year +2% → +1.2%, and living in cities 63.2% → 63.8%.
Population and migration
Age and life expectancy
Births and deaths
Society
- Languages
- Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
- Religions
- Christian 86%, folk religions 5.4%, no religion 5.2%, Muslim 1.9%, and other 1.5% (2015)