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Population structure
South Africa
Population in figures | Age of the population | Composition of the households
Population in figures
- Total Population:
- 49,109,107.00
- Urban population:
- 60.7%
- Rural population:
- 39.3%
- Men (in %)
- 49.1%
- Women (in %)
- 50.7%
- Annual growth rate of the population:
- 1.73%
- Density of population:
- 40 inhab./km²
- Ethnic origins of the population:
-
Black African 79.6%, White (Italians, Germans, English...) 9.1%, Coloured 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5%.
For more information, visit Statistics South Africa.
Population of main cities including suburbs
| Name | Population |
| Johannesburg | 5,700,000 |
| Johannesburg (town) | 3,200,000 |
| Durban | 3,100,000 |
| Cape Town | 2,900,000 |
| Pretoria | 2,000,000 |
Source: Citypopulation.de, last available data.
Age of the population
| Life expectancy in years | |
| Men: |
49.0
|
| Women: |
52.0
|
| Medium age: |
24.5
|
Source: CIA Factbook, 2008 (Estimated).
| Distribution of the population by age bracket in % | |
| Under 5: |
11.0 %
|
| 5 to 14: |
22.0 %
|
| 15 to 24: |
20.0 %
|
| 25 to 59: |
40.0 %
|
| 60 to 79: |
6.0 %
|
| Over 80: |
1.0 %
|
Source: Statistics South Africa,
Composition of the households
| Average age of the head of the household* | - years |
| Total number of households (in millions)** | - |
| Average size of the households** | - persons |
| Percent of households of 1 person** | -% |
| Percent of households of 2 persons** | -% |
| Percent of households of 3 or 4 persons** | -% |
| Percent of households of 5 persons and more** | -% |
Source: * , ** ,
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