Editing Demographics of South Africa (section)

==Other demographic statistics==
[[File:South Africa Population 1950-2021 Forecast 2022-2032 UN World Population Prospects 2022.svg|thumb|350px|Demographics development according to the United Nations]]
The following demographics are from the [[CIA World Factbook]]<ref name=".cia.gov">{{citation|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/south-africa/#people-and-society|title= The World FactBook - South Africa|date=2022|work=[[The World Factbook]]}}{{PD-notice}}</ref> unless otherwise indicated.

===Population===
:57,516,665 (2022 est.)
:55,380,210 (July 2018 est.)

===Age structure===
[[File:South Africa single age population pyramid 2020.png|thumb|350px|Population pyramid of South Africa in 2020]]
:''0-14 years:'' 27.94% (male 7,894,742/female 7,883,266)
:''15-24 years:'' 16.8% (male 4,680,587/female 4,804,337)
:''25-54 years:'' 42.37% (male 12,099,441/female 11,825,193)
:''55-64 years:'' 6.8% (male 1,782,902/female 2,056,988)
:''65 years and over:'' 6.09% (2020 est.) (male 1,443,956/female 1,992,205)

:''0-14 years:'' 28.18% (male 7,815,651 /female 7,793,261)
:''15-24 years:'' 17.24% (male 4,711,480 /female 4,837,897)
:''25-54 years:'' 42.05% (male 11,782,848 /female 11,503,831)
:''55-64 years:'' 6.71% (male 1,725,034 /female 1,992,035)
:''65 years and over:'' 5.81% (male 1,351,991 /female 1,866,182) (2018 est.)

===Birth rate===
:18.56 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 77th
:19.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 78th

===Death rate===
:9.26 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 52nd
:9.3 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 57th

===[[Total fertility rate]]===
:2.18 children born/woman (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 90th
:2.26 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 91st

===Population growth rate===
:0.93% (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 103rd
:0.97% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 114th

===Median age===
:Total: 28 years. Country comparison to the world: 142nd
:Male: 27.9 years
:Female: 28.1 years (2020 est.)

:Total: 27.4 years. Country comparison to the world: 144th
:Male: 27.2 years 
:Female: 27.6 years (2018 est.)

===Contraceptive prevalence rate===
:54.6% (2016)

===Net migration rate===
:0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 98th
:-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 138th

===[[Dependency ratio]]s===
:Total dependency ratio: 52.5 (2015 est.)
:Youth dependency ratio: 44.8 (2015 est.)
:Elderly dependency ratio: 7.7 (2015 est.)
:[[Potential support ratio]]: 12.9 (2015 est.)

===Urbanization===
:Urban population: 68.3% of total population (2022)
:Rate of urbanization: 1.72% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

:Urban population: 66.4% of total population (2018)
:Rate of urbanization: 1.97% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

===Life expectancy at birth===
:Total population: 65.32 years. Country comparison to the world: 202nd
:Male: 63.99 years
:Female: 66.68 years (2022 est.)

:Total population: 64.1 years (2018 est.)

===Major infectious diseases===
:Degree of risk: intermediate (2020)
:[[Foodborne illness|Food]] or [[waterborne diseases]]: bacterial [[diarrhea]], [[hepatitis A]], and [[typhoid fever]]
:Water contact diseases: schistosomiasis

note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus ([[COVID-19]]) is occurring throughout South Africa; as of 6 June 2022, South Africa has reported a total of 3,968,205 cases of COVID-19 or 6,690.7 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 101,317 cumulative deaths or a rate of 170.83 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 6 June 2022, 36.33% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

===Ethnic groups===
:Black African 80.9%, coloured 8.8%, white 7.8%, Indian/Asian 2.6% (2021 est.)

===Languages===
[[File:SAPS language.png|thumb|250px|Map showing the dominant languages in South Africa]]
:isiZulu (official) 24.7%, isiXhosa (official) 15.6%, Afrikaans (official) 12.1%, Sepedi (official) 9.8%, Setswana (official) 8.9%, English (official) 8.4%, Sesotho (official) 8%, Xitsonga (official) 4%, siSwati (official) 2.6%, Tshivenda (official) 2.5%, Khoi, Nama, and San languages 1.9% isiNdebele (official) 1.6% (2017 est.)
:note: data represent language spoken most often at home

===Education expenditures===
:6.8% of GDP (2020) Country comparison to the world: 22nd

:6.1% of GDP (2017) Country comparison to the world: 34th

===Literacy===
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
:Total population: 95%
:Male: 95.5%
:Female: 94.5% (2019)

:Total population: 94.4% 
:Male: 95.4% 
:Female: 95.4% (2015 est.)

===School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)===
:Total: 14 years
:Male: 13 years
:Female: 14 years (2019)

===Unemployment, youth ages 15-24===
:Total: 59.4%
:Male: 55.4%
:Female: 64.1% (2020 est.)