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The population of South Africa is estimated by the United Nations to be 0.0 million in 2021.
The population of South Africa grew at N/A% in the last year and is ranked the 6th most populated country in Africa, ahead of Kenya.
Population data for South Africa has been rated as Grade C - Unreliable for Many Purposes. The primary reasons being that South Africa last conducted a national census in 2011 and 88.6% of births in South Africa are recorded.
South Africa last conducted a national census in 2011 and 88.6% of births are recorded.
South Africa's data quality ranks 89th out of 150 countries in the World Economics Global Population Data Quality Ratings. In the Africa region, South Africa ranks 10th for the region.
It is important to have good quality population data as this impacts other key indicators such as GDP per capita. See the World Economics Wealth Indicators for re-estimated wealth levels for South Africa.