People Statistics > Population > South Africa (historical data)

Date   Amount    Rank   
2011   49,004,031    #25   
2010   49,991,300    #11   
2008   48,782,756    #24   
2007   43,997,828    #28   
2006   47,390,900    #27   
2005   46,888,200    #28   
2004   46,360,410    #28   
2003   45,838,560    #27   
2002   45,322,590    #27   
2001   44,812,420    #27   
2000   44,000,000    #27   
1999   42,923,480    #27   
1998   41,899,680    #27   
1997   40,926,060    #27   
1996   40,000,250    #27   
1995   39,120,000    #28   
1994   38,283,220    #29   
1993   37,473,800    #29   
1992   36,690,740    #29   
1991   35,933,110    #29   
1990   35,200,000    #29   
1989   34,490,550    #29   
1988   33,728,500    #29   
1987   32,933,080    #29   
1986   32,121,290    #30   
1985   31,307,880    #30   
1984   30,505,360    #30   
1983   29,724,000    #30   
1982   28,971,840    #30   
1981   28,254,650    #31   
1980   27,576,000    #31   
1979   26,940,790    #31   
1978   26,355,320    #30   
1977   25,805,580    #30   
1976   25,268,090    #30   
1975   24,728,000    #30   
1974   24,189,840    #30   
1973   23,655,910    #30   
1972   23,126,280    #30   
1971   22,602,370    #30   
1970   22,087,000    #30   
1969   21,612,520    #30   
1968   21,153,720    #30   
1967   20,707,260    #30   
1966   20,268,590    #29   
1965   19,832,000    #29   
1964   19,390,550    #29   
1963   18,936,140    #30   
1962   18,459,440    #31   
1961   17,949,960    #31   
1960   17,396,000    #31   


DEFINITION: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin.

SOURCE: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011 via NationMaster
   
 

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