Population growth rate: South Africa
1.315% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.315 |
| 2022 | 1.342 |
| 2021 | 1.487 |
| 2020 | 1.595 |
| 2019 | 1.65 |
| 2018 | 1.649 |
| 2017 | 1.716 |
| 2016 | -0.415 |
| 2015 | 2.309 |
| 2014 | 1.704 |
| 2013 | 1.618 |
| 2012 | 1.688 |
| 2011 | 1.258 |
| 2010 | 1.214 |
| 2009 | 1.152 |
| 2008 | 1.237 |
| 2007 | 1.068 |
| 2006 | 1.042 |
| 2005 | 1.002 |
| 2004 | 1.024 |
| 2003 | 0.991 |
| 2002 | 1.002 |
| 2001 | 0.891 |
| 2000 | 0.827 |
| 1999 | 1.003 |
| 1998 | 1.178 |
| 1997 | 1.248 |
| 1996 | 1.148 |
| 1995 | 1.448 |
| 1994 | 0.977 |
| 1993 | 2.273 |
| 1992 | 1.704 |
| 1991 | 1.891 |
| 1990 | 2.688 |
| 1989 | 2.878 |
| 1988 | 3.003 |
| 1987 | 3.09 |
| 1986 | 3.146 |
| 1985 | 3.25 |
| 1984 | 3.422 |
| 1983 | 3.504 |
| 1982 | 3.482 |
| 1981 | 3.431 |
| 1980 | 3.376 |
| 1979 | 2.699 |
| 1978 | 2.714 |
| 1977 | 2.746 |
| 1976 | 2.661 |
| 1975 | 2.751 |
| 1974 | 2.789 |
| 1973 | 2.851 |
| 1972 | 2.867 |
| 1971 | 2.867 |
| 1970 | 2.992 |
| 1969 | 3.072 |
| 1968 | 3.105 |
| 1967 | 3.129 |
| 1966 | 3.11 |
| 1965 | 3.086 |
| 1964 | 3.063 |
| 1963 | 3.045 |
| 1962 | 3.017 |
| 1961 | 2.931 |
| 1960 | 2.677 |
| 1959 | 2.562 |
| 1958 | 2.426 |
| 1957 | 2.442 |
| 1956 | 2.393 |
| 1955 | 2.33 |
| 1954 | 2.257 |
| 1953 | 2.168 |
| 1952 | 2.159 |
| 1951 | 2.1 |
| 1950 | 2.006 |