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🇿🇦 Population Density of South Africa

The current population density of South Africa is 52.43 people per square kilometer. A 1.26% increase from 2023, when the population density only was 51.7789 people/km². In the future, South Africa's population density is projected to increase to 77.2554 people/km², by the year 2100. A total increase of the population density of South Africa by 47.35% from today's standard.

Historic Population Density of South Africa (1950-2024)

South Africa has seen an increase of population density since the 1950's. From 10.6802 people/km² to 52.43 people/km², an increase of 390.91% in total.

Year Population Density (people/km²) Population
1950 10.6802 13,038,491
1951 10.9018 13,309,020
1952 11.1365 13,595,543
1953 11.38 13,892,910
1954 11.6347 14,203,779
1955 11.9047 14,533,366
1956 12.1892 14,880,686
1957 12.4874 15,244,839
1958 12.7951 15,620,418
1959 13.1183 16,014,974
1960 13.4666 16,440,171
1961 13.8498 16,908,035
1962 14.268 17,418,522
1963 14.7071 17,954,564
1964 15.1631 18,511,361
1965 15.6366 19,089,380
1966 16.1287 19,690,087
1967 16.6398 20,314,066
1968 17.1667 20,957,287
1969 17.7051 21,614,676
1970 18.2501 22,279,984
1971 18.7925 22,942,143
1972 19.3391 23,609,456
1973 19.9001 24,294,263
1974 20.4692 24,989,108
1975 21.0441 25,690,940
1976 21.6212 26,395,450
1977 22.2138 27,118,952
1978 22.8286 27,869,507
1979 23.455 28,634,162
1980 24.1797 29,518,857
1981 25.017 30,541,044
1982 25.897 31,615,339
1983 26.8176 32,739,304
1984 27.7625 33,892,788
1985 28.7039 35,042,093
1986 29.6364 36,180,515
1987 30.5749 37,326,190
1988 31.5205 38,480,649
1989 32.4608 39,628,576
1990 33.3763 40,746,268
1991 34.1477 41,687,898
1992 34.7666 42,443,509
1993 35.4658 43,297,156
1994 36.0449 44,004,139
1995 36.4852 44,541,554
1996 36.9614 45,123,018
1997 37.4069 45,666,838
1998 37.8632 46,223,880
1999 38.278 46,730,335
2000 38.6298 47,159,719
2001 38.9632 47,566,800
2002 39.334 48,019,415
2003 39.7279 48,500,348
2004 40.1302 48,991,420
2005 40.5386 49,490,032
2006 40.9549 49,998,277
2007 41.3893 50,528,584
2008 41.8693 51,114,598
2009 42.3722 51,728,516
2010 42.8764 52,344,051
2011 43.4098 52,995,205
2012 44.0547 53,782,566
2013 44.7888 54,678,792
2014 45.5392 55,594,838
2015 46.4637 56,723,537
2016 46.9028 57,259,551
2017 47.2105 57,635,162
2018 48.0114 58,613,001
2019 48.81 59,587,885
2020 49.6082 60,562,381
2021 50.3784 61,502,603
2022 51.0958 62,378,410
2023 51.7789 63,212,384
2024 52.43 64,007,187

Future Population Density of South Africa (2024-2100)

South Africa's positive trend in population density is set to increase even further in the future. Where the population density will grow from 52.43 people/km² to 77.2554 people/km². An additional increase increase of 47.35% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Population Density (people/km²) Population
2024 52.43 64,007,187
2025 53.0362 64,747,319
2026 53.6143 65,453,084
2027 54.1795 66,143,022
2028 54.7425 66,830,384
2029 55.2966 67,506,849
2030 55.8328 68,161,359
2031 56.3547 68,798,580
2032 56.869 69,426,439
2033 57.372 70,040,481
2034 57.8644 70,641,572
2035 58.3503 71,234,752
2036 58.8267 71,816,379
2037 59.2948 72,387,814
2038 59.7549 72,949,617
2039 60.2026 73,496,159
2040 60.6445 74,035,624
2041 61.0867 74,575,448
2042 61.5261 75,111,901
2043 61.96 75,641,513
2044 62.3883 76,164,460
2045 62.8118 76,681,450
2046 63.2362 77,199,548
2047 63.6598 77,716,655
2048 64.0682 78,215,322
2049 64.4649 78,699,586
2050 64.8562 79,177,328
2051 65.2452 79,652,213
2052 65.6247 80,115,432
2053 65.9864 80,557,028
2054 66.3445 80,994,204
2055 66.6993 81,427,426
2056 67.0413 81,844,863
2057 67.3752 82,252,531
2058 67.7078 82,658,549
2059 68.034 83,056,837
2060 68.3508 83,443,514
2061 68.6579 83,818,398
2062 68.9602 84,187,506
2063 69.2622 84,556,165
2064 69.5589 84,918,442
2065 69.84 85,261,576
2066 70.1103 85,591,617
2067 70.3764 85,916,397
2068 70.6341 86,231,080
2069 70.8868 86,539,583
2070 71.1469 86,857,023
2071 71.4143 87,183,488
2072 71.6625 87,486,535
2073 71.8915 87,766,053
2074 72.1208 88,046,049
2075 72.3478 88,323,147
2076 72.566 88,589,554
2077 72.7859 88,858,009
2078 73.011 89,132,767
2079 73.2331 89,403,956
2080 73.4544 89,674,092
2081 73.6757 89,944,244
2082 73.8923 90,208,634
2083 74.1056 90,469,061
2084 74.3124 90,721,519
2085 74.5057 90,957,536
2086 74.7014 91,196,448
2087 74.9045 91,444,345
2088 75.1036 91,687,476
2089 75.2995 91,926,610
2090 75.4913 92,160,724
2091 75.687 92,399,701
2092 75.8801 92,635,394
2093 76.0645 92,860,583
2094 76.2487 93,085,412
2095 76.4249 93,300,481
2096 76.5901 93,502,148
2097 76.7484 93,695,466
2098 76.9106 93,893,514
2099 77.0809 94,101,366
2100 77.2554 94,314,448

Common Questions in Regards to Population Density

What is Population Density?

Population density is a measurement of population per unit of land area. The metric is mostly used in regards to human populations, while sometimes utilized for animal life forms and other organisms. On this page we make use of the population per square kilometer (people/km²) to illustrate the population density of South Africa.

What useful information can be derived from Population Density?

The population density is a useful metric for understanding and visualize how populated a country, region or territory is, in general. It's also important to understand that most countries are highly populated in specific regions. While the population density only take people per square kilometers, spaced out evenly throughout the total area, into account.

How is Population Density calculated?

Population density indicates the number of people per unit of land area. In this case, the population density is calculated in square kilometers (km²) of South Africa's area.

Population Density Formula

Population Density = population / land area in km²

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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