Urban population 63.8%
% of population· 2025
Published observation
Over time Full published history South Africa 2025 · 63.8%
0 15.95 31.91 47.86 63.82 1960 1993 2025 1960: 46.7% 1961: 46.9% 1962: 47% 1963: 47.1% 1964: 47.3% 1965: 47.4% 1966: 47.5% 1967: 47.5% 1968: 47.6% 1969: 47.7% 1970: 47.8% 1971: 47.8% 1972: 47.9% 1973: 48% 1974: 48% 1975: 48.1% 1976: 48.1% 1977: 48.2% 1978: 48.2% 1979: 48.3% 1980: 48.4% 1981: 48.5% 1982: 48.6% 1983: 48.8% 1984: 49% 1985: 49.2% 1986: 49.6% 1987: 50.1% 1988: 50.7% 1989: 51.4% 1990: 52% 1991: 52.4% 1992: 52.7% 1993: 52.9% 1994: 53.1% 1995: 53.3% 1996: 53.6% 1997: 54% 1998: 54.7% 1999: 55.4% 2000: 56.3% 2001: 57% 2002: 57.7% 2003: 58.4% 2004: 59.1% 2005: 59.8% 2006: 60.5% 2007: 61.2% 2008: 61.8% 2009: 62.3% 2010: 62.6% 2011: 62.9% 2012: 63% 2013: 63.1% 2014: 63.1% 2015: 63.2% 2016: 63.3% 2017: 63.3% 2018: 63.4% 2019: 63.4% 2020: 63.4% 2021: 63.5% 2022: 63.5% 2023: 63.6% 2024: 63.7% 2025: 63.8% Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.
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