South Africas population grew by approximately 835,513 individuals between July 2023 to July 2024.
The 1.33% increase brought the countrys population over the 63 million mark.
Statistics SA (StatsSA) revealed on Tuesday that there are more females,32 129 704, than males who account for 30 886 200 of the population.
SAs provincial populationThe latest mid-year population estimates for 2024 revealed on Tuesday show that Gauteng remains the province with the highest population at 15.9 million. While KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) ranks second place with 12.3 million people. Together, these two provinces account for about 45% of South Africas total population.
When it comes to the largest province in the country, Northern Cape has the least amount of population with people just under 1.4 million. The data reveals that 27.5% of the population in the country are under 15 years old, while 21.4% of them stay in KZN and 21.3% are in Gauteng.
