South Africa's Population Growth

South Africa's Compound Annual Growth Rate for its Population over the last 10, 5 and 3 years was 14.6%, 7.6% and 4.3% respectively.

Unfortunately these numbers are based on poor quality data, as the World Economics Population Data Quality Index rates South African data as C Grade

South Africa's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.

Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C. and World Economics Research, London



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Population Data Quality Grade
(A-E)		 Population
Growth
10-Year
(2013-2023)		 Population
Growth
5-Year
(2018-2023)		 Population
Growth
3-Year
(2020-2023)		 Share of
Global Population
(2023)
Qatar A 39.5% 7.7% 6.2% 0.0%
Jordan C 36.9% 9.0% 5.2% 0.1%
Niger E 35.1% 16.7% 10.0% 0.3%
Chad E 35.0% 18.2% 11.7% 0.2%
Angola E 34.6% 16.3% 9.6% 0.5%
Congo, Dem. Rep E 33.9% 16.4% 9.9% 1.4%
Kuwait A 32.9% 11.6% 9.8% 0.1%
Uganda E 32.5% 16.0% 9.2% 0.6%
Tanzania E 31.6% 15.0% 9.0% 0.9%
Mali C 31.3% 15.3% 9.2% 0.3%
United Arab Emirates C 31.3% 13.2% 12.1% 0.1%
Mauritania E 30.1% 14.9% 8.9% 0.1%
Zambia E 30.1% 14.4% 8.5% 0.3%
Yemen, Rep. E 30.0% 14.7% 8.8% 0.5%
Mozambique D 29.9% 15.0% 9.0% 0.4%
Cameroon E 28.6% 13.6% 8.0% 0.4%
Sudan E 28.5% 12.5% 6.8% 0.6%
Oman A 28.3% 9.7% 11.4% 0.1%
Benin D 28.0% 13.2% 7.8% 0.2%
Senegal D 28.0% 12.9% 7.5% 0.2%
Namibia E 27.8% 14.1% 8.4% 0.0%
Afghanistan E 27.5% 12.2% 6.0% 0.5%
Burundi E 27.5% 14.6% 8.3% 0.2%
Ethiopia E 27.2% 13.5% 8.0% 1.6%
Malawi D 27.0% 13.2% 7.8% 0.3%
Burkina Faso C 26.7% 12.1% 7.0% 0.3%
Cote d'Ivoire D 26.7% 12.8% 7.6% 0.4%
Gabon D 26.5% 11.8% 6.8% 0.0%
Madagascar D 26.1% 12.8% 7.6% 0.4%
Guinea E 25.6% 12.7% 7.5% 0.2%
Gambia E 25.2% 11.9% 7.1% 0.0%
Togo D 24.8% 12.1% 7.1% 0.1%
Congo, Rep. E 24.4% 12.2% 7.3% 0.1%
Guinea-Bissau E 24.2% 11.5% 6.8% 0.0%
Tajikistan B 23.7% 11.1% 6.4% 0.1%
Sierra Leone C 23.4% 11.5% 6.8% 0.1%
Nigeria E 23.3% 10.7% 6.4% 2.9%
Rwanda D 23.2% 11.2% 6.7% 0.2%
Papua New Guinea E 22.7% 10.2% 5.7% 0.1%
Bahrain C 22.6% 4.8% 5.7% 0.0%
Malta B 22.1% 9.7% 2.8% 0.0%
Turkmenistan B 21.7% 10.2% 5.8% 0.1%
Ghana C 21.2% 9.9% 5.8% 0.4%
Kenya D 20.9% 9.8% 5.9% 0.7%
Liberia E 20.8% 10.6% 6.5% 0.1%
Luxembourg B 20.4% 9.0% 5.4% 0.0%
Comoros D 20.2% 9.8% 5.9% 0.0%
Kyrgyzstan A 20.1% 11.0% 6.0% 0.1%
Mongolia A 18.7% 8.1% 4.2% 0.0%
Algeria C 18.5% 8.3% 4.7% 0.6%
Egypt B 18.5% 8.1% 4.7% 1.5%
Uzbekistan E 18.4% 9.7% 6.0% 0.5%
Honduras D 18.2% 8.7% 5.1% 0.1%
Iceland B 18.1% 9.5% 5.6% 0.0%
Israel C 17.9% 8.5% 5.1% 0.1%
Saudi Arabia A 17.4% 9.2% 7.2% 0.4%
Guatemala C 16.5% 7.4% 4.4% 0.2%
Pakistan D 16.1% 8.8% 5.2% 3.2%
Zimbabwe E 15.5% 8.4% 5.2% 0.2%
Panama C 15.4% 6.8% 3.8% 0.1%
Malaysia B 15.3% 6.6% 3.6% 0.4%
New Zealand A 15.1% 5.4% 2.0% 0.1%
Laos D 14.9% 7.3% 4.3% 0.1%
Botswana D 14.8% 7.6% 4.8% 0.0%
Kazakhstan A 14.8% 7.2% 4.3% 0.3%
Libya E 14.8% 6.5% 3.6% 0.1%
South Africa C 14.6% 7.6% 4.3% 0.8%
Cambodia D 13.9% 6.9% 4.1% 0.2%
Bolivia D 13.7% 6.2% 3.6% 0.2%
Paraguay D 13.5% 6.3% 3.6% 0.1%
Türkiye A 13.4% 3.3% 1.4% 1.1%
Nicaragua E 13.2% 6.4% 3.9% 0.1%
Australia A 13.0% 5.2% 2.7% 0.3%
Ecuador D 13.0% 5.3% 2.5% 0.2%
Haiti E 13.0% 6.0% 3.5% 0.1%
Cyprus B 12.8% 5.7% 3.2% 0.0%
Peru B 12.8% 6.0% 3.0% 0.4%
Colombia B 12.6% 6.6% 3.3% 0.7%
Philippines B 11.9% 4.9% 2.5% 1.5%
Lesotho E 11.8% 5.7% 3.4% 0.0%
Ireland A 11.7% 6.5% 4.2% 0.1%
Morocco C 11.1% 5.1% 3.1% 0.5%
Canada A 10.8% 5.3% 2.9% 0.5%
Chile B 10.6% 4.0% 1.5% 0.3%
Dominican Republic D 10.6% 5.0% 2.9% 0.1%
Central African Republic E 10.5% 5.5% 2.5% 0.1%
India C 10.5% 4.5% 2.5% 18.4%
Vietnam B 10.3% 4.2% 2.3% 1.3%
Suriname D 10.1% 4.8% 2.7% 0.0%
Guyana D 9.8% 4.3% 2.3% 0.0%
Indonesia B 9.5% 4.1% 2.3% 3.6%
Sweden B 9.5% 3.6% 1.9% 0.1%
Bangladesh E 9.2% 4.8% 3.1% 2.2%
Mexico A 9.2% 4.1% 2.3% 1.7%
Switzerland C 9.2% 4.1% 2.6% 0.1%
Tunisia C 9.1% 3.6% 1.9% 0.2%
Eswatini D 8.6% 5.2% 3.1% 0.0%
Azerbaijan B 8.3% 2.7% 1.3% 0.1%
Norway B 8.3% 3.8% 2.6% 0.1%
Bhutan C 8.1% 3.5% 2.1% 0.0%
Costa Rica C 8.0% 2.9% 1.4% 0.1%
Austria B 7.4% 3.2% 2.3% 0.1%
Myanmar C 7.4% 3.5% 2.1% 0.7%
Nepal D 7.4% 5.6% 2.5% 0.4%
Singapore A 7.3% 2.8% 3.0% 0.1%
Sri Lanka C 7.3% 3.2% 1.8% 0.3%
United States A 7.1% 2.5% 1.2% 4.4%
Argentina A 6.7% 2.0% 0.8% 0.6%
United Kingdom A 6.5% 2.9% 2.0% 0.9%
Netherlands B 6.4% 3.8% 2.6% 0.2%
Brazil A 6.2% 2.4% 1.2% 2.7%
Denmark B 5.8% 2.6% 2.0% 0.1%
Bahamas, The C 5.3% 1.7% 0.9% 0.0%
Belgium B 4.8% 2.5% 1.5% 0.2%
Germany B 4.2% 1.4% 1.1% 1.1%
Estonia D 3.7% 3.4% 2.8% 0.0%
Korea, Rep. A 3.3% 0.2% -0.2% 0.7%
China A 3.1% 0.3% -0.2% 18.2%
France A 3.1% 1.4% 0.8% 0.9%
Slovenia A 3.0% 2.3% 0.8% 0.0%
Finland C 2.9% 1.5% 1.3% 0.1%
Czechia B 2.8% 2.5% 2.4% 0.1%
El Salvador D 2.7% 1.4% 1.2% 0.1%
Thailand A 2.6% 0.5% 0.1% 0.9%
Hong Kong A 2.4% -0.4% -0.6% 0.1%
Spain B 2.2% 1.7% 0.5% 0.6%
Jamaica D 2.0% 0.7% 0.3% 0.0%
Slovak Republic D 2.0% 1.4% 1.2% 0.1%
Poland A 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 0.5%
Uruguay C 1.3% -0.2% -0.3% 0.0%
Lebanon E 1.2% -3.5% 1.2% 0.1%
Armenia A 0.7% 1.2% 1.8% 0.0%
Russia A 0.6% -0.7% -0.6% 1.9%
Georgia B 0.0% 0.3% 0.3% 0.0%
Portugal B -0.3% 1.0% 0.6% 0.1%
Taiwan A -0.4% -1.5% -1.5% 0.3%
Mauritius A -1.4% -1.2% -0.8% 0.0%
Italy B -1.9% -1.3% -0.7% 0.8%
Hungary D -2.1% -0.9% -0.6% 0.1%
Japan A -2.7% -2.0% -1.5% 1.6%
Albania C -3.3% -2.9% -2.1% 0.0%
Lithuania C -3.5% 1.8% 2.1% 0.0%
Belarus A -3.7% -3.9% -2.5% 0.1%
Romania C -4.8% -2.5% -1.4% 0.2%
Bulgaria C -6.6% -3.3% -2.0% 0.1%
Latvia D -6.7% -2.4% -1.0% 0.0%
Greece B -6.8% -4.6% -4.3% 0.1%
Serbia C -7.1% -3.6% -2.0% 0.1%
Croatia C -8.5% -3.2% -1.5% 0.0%
North Macedonia B -9.4% -4.7% -2.2% 0.0%
Moldova B -10.5% -2.8% -0.1% 0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina C -12.5% -6.1% -3.5% 0.0%
Ukraine B -19.4% -17.4% -16.3% 0.5%

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Key:
Data quality grade definitions:
         A: As good as it gets
         B: Good
         C: Use with caution
         D: Poor
         E: Extremely poor quality





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