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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

South Africa

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population64.75M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$427.18B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$6.6K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth66.32024 · yearsInternet use78.4%2024 · % of populationForest area14%2023 · % of land area
Under-five mortality
35.1

deaths / 1,000 live births·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
South Africa2024 · 35.1
033.0866.1599.23132.31960199320251974: 1321975: 1251976: 1181977: 1111978: 1051979: 98.81980: 93.51981: 88.51982: 83.81983: 79.61984: 75.91985: 72.31986: 68.91987: 65.71988: 62.71989: 60.11990: 58.11991: 56.81992: 56.21993: 56.61994: 57.81995: 59.21996: 60.91997: 62.91998: 65.81999: 68.72000: 71.42001: 74.52002: 772003: 79.22004: 80.72005: 79.82006: 76.92007: 71.22008: 63.72009: 56.92010: 50.32011: 45.62012: 43.12013: 41.42014: 39.72015: 38.22016: 36.82017: 35.72018: 34.92019: 34.32020: 33.92021: 342022: 34.32023: 34.82024: 35.1

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Country context

South Africa in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Pretoria
Country code
ZAF

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