The total population in South Africa was estimated at 63.0 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This page provides - South Africa Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, cha
The death rate of children is the starkest indicator of the health of a country’s society and economy. In 1974 South Africa’s mortality rate – deaths per 1,000 live births – was 88.1 for infants under a year and 125.5 for under-fives. By 2016 it had dropped to 34.2 for infants ...
There’s a lot of talk of South Africa’s population being dominated by the youth. But we’re less youthful than we have been for decades. The end of apartheid, better healthcare, widespread social welfare and greater economic opportunities all mean South Africans are now able to live lon...
Between 2022 and 2050, the population of sub-Saharan Africa is expected to almost double, surpassing 2 billion inhabitants by the late 2040s. With average fertility levels remaining close to 3 births per woman in 2050, sub-Saharan Africa is projected to account for more than half of the grow...
E. 1996. Population declines, viable breeding areas and management options for flamingos in south Africa. Conservation Biology 10:504-514.Simmons RE (1996) Population declines, viable breeding areas, and management options for flamingos in southern Africa. Conserv Biol 10:504-514...
Between 2022 and 2050, the population of sub-Saharan Africa is expected to almost double, surpassing 2 billion inhabitants by the late 2040s. With average fertility levels remaining close to 3 births per woman in 2050, sub-Saharan Africa is projected to account for more than half of the grow...
Despite the Draft Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP) adopted by South Africa in 2013 with the aim of conserving the African penguin and halt the decline of the species in the country, it has not been successful to reverse the decline, according to the DEFF. ...
and grid-level population for Africa and the world have been established based on existing national population projections such as SSPs and the IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES)10,11,12. However, for China, the population projections available from the IIASA SSP database represent ...
Southern Africa, southernmost region of the African continent, comprising the countries of Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The island nation of Madagascar is excluded because of its d
Guinea, country of western Africa, located on the Atlantic coast. Three of western Africa’s major rivers—the Gambia, the Niger, and the Senegal—rise in Guinea. Under the name French Guinea, it was a part of French West Africa until it achieved indepen