Male population in South Africa in 2025 — 31,504,125 people. Ranked 24 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 273.4%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.5M | +351,173 | +1.13% |
| 2024 | 31.15M | +402,475 | +1.31% |
| 2023 | 30.75M | +444,634 | +1.47% |
| 2022 | 30.31M | +452,470 | +1.52% |
| 2021 | 29.85M | +472,194 | +1.61% |
| 2020 | 29.38M | +488,947 | +1.69% |
| 2019 | 28.89M | +491,078 | +1.73% |
| 2018 | 28.4M | +496,319 | +1.78% |
| 2017 | 27.9M | +124,285 | +0.45% |
| 2016 | 27.78M | +251,279 | +0.91% |
| 2015 | 27.53M | +638,600 | +2.37% |
| 2014 | 26.89M | +487,550 | +1.85% |
| 2013 | 26.4M | +462,363 | +1.78% |
| 2012 | 25.94M | +410,690 | +1.61% |
| 2011 | 25.53M | +345,482 | +1.37% |
| 2010 | 25.18M | +327,163 | +1.32% |
| 2009 | 24.86M | +325,004 | +1.32% |
| 2008 | 24.53M | +312,831 | +1.29% |
| 2007 | 24.22M | +287,939 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 23.93M | +279,188 | +1.18% |
| 2005 | 23.65M | +275,058 | +1.18% |
| 2004 | 23.38M | +270,057 | +1.17% |
| 2003 | 23.11M | +261,733 | +1.15% |
| 2002 | 22.85M | +235,395 | +1.04% |
| 2001 | 22.61M | +194,148 | +0.87% |
| 2000 | 22.42M | +196,776 | +0.89% |
| 1999 | 22.22M | +237,735 | +1.08% |
| 1998 | 21.98M | +263,603 | +1.21% |
| 1997 | 21.72M | −46,217 | −0.21% |
| 1996 | 21.76M | −180,798 | −0.82% |
| 1995 | 21.94M | −329,146 | −1.48% |
| 1994 | 22.27M | +217,738 | +0.99% |
| 1993 | 22.06M | +605,567 | +2.82% |
| 1992 | 21.45M | +245,345 | +1.16% |
| 1991 | 21.21M | +471,913 | +2.28% |
| 1990 | 20.73M | +583,865 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 20.15M | +600,765 | +3.07% |
| 1988 | 19.55M | +605,560 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 18.94M | +602,085 | +3.28% |
| 1986 | 18.34M | +596,794 | +3.36% |
| 1985 | 17.74M | +585,855 | +3.41% |
| 1984 | 17.16M | +574,258 | +3.46% |
| 1983 | 16.58M | +560,279 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 16.02M | +535,253 | +3.46% |
| 1981 | 15.49M | +508,830 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 14.98M | +451,069 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 14.53M | +403,646 | +2.86% |
| 1978 | 14.13M | +398,500 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 13.73M | +377,895 | +2.83% |
| 1976 | 13.35M | +363,668 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 12.99M | +364,985 | +2.89% |
| 1974 | 12.62M | +361,926 | +2.95% |
| 1973 | 12.26M | +356,770 | +3% |
| 1972 | 11.9M | +346,016 | +2.99% |
| 1971 | 11.56M | +330,656 | +2.95% |
| 1970 | 11.22M | +320,020 | +2.93% |
| 1969 | 10.9M | +314,988 | +2.97% |
| 1968 | 10.59M | +307,361 | +2.99% |
| 1967 | 10.28M | +297,922 | +2.98% |
| 1966 | 9.98M | +286,187 | +2.95% |
| 1965 | 9.7M | +274,773 | +2.92% |
| 1964 | 9.42M | +264,669 | +2.89% |
| 1963 | 9.16M | +254,630 | +2.86% |
| 1962 | 8.9M | +242,679 | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 8.66M | +225,056 | +2.67% |
| 1960 | 8.44M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The male population of a country as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN and is compiled on the de facto definition of population, so it may diverge from national statistics that use the concept of resident population. Together with the female population it gives the sex structure, and that structure differs markedly: from a pronounced male surplus in the Gulf states with their labor migration to a female surplus where male mortality is high.
Important: The sum of the male and the female population matches total population — the UN reconciles them to a single total. For comparing countries the share is more useful than the absolute number: it says more about the structure of the population than size does.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How many women live in a country — the absolute number, from 1960 onward.
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