Population aged 15–64 in South Africa in 2025 — 43,634,244 people. Ranked 22 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 386.9%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.63M | +476,955 | +1.11% |
| 2024 | 43.16M | +552,137 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 42.61M | +613,759 | +1.46% |
| 2022 | 41.99M | +691,274 | +1.67% |
| 2021 | 41.3M | +789,119 | +1.95% |
| 2020 | 40.51M | +810,712 | +2.04% |
| 2019 | 39.7M | +800,632 | +2.06% |
| 2018 | 38.9M | +797,993 | +2.09% |
| 2017 | 38.1M | +196,230 | +0.52% |
| 2016 | 37.91M | +285,319 | +0.76% |
| 2015 | 37.62M | +836,204 | +2.27% |
| 2014 | 36.78M | +682,775 | +1.89% |
| 2013 | 36.1M | +686,531 | +1.94% |
| 2012 | 35.41M | +631,948 | +1.82% |
| 2011 | 34.78M | +576,116 | +1.68% |
| 2010 | 34.21M | +543,803 | +1.62% |
| 2009 | 33.66M | +514,286 | +1.55% |
| 2008 | 33.15M | +517,321 | +1.59% |
| 2007 | 32.63M | +516,169 | +1.61% |
| 2006 | 32.11M | +522,426 | +1.65% |
| 2005 | 31.59M | +557,566 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 31.03M | +618,694 | +2.03% |
| 2003 | 30.42M | +665,719 | +2.24% |
| 2002 | 29.75M | +665,515 | +2.29% |
| 2001 | 29.09M | +624,601 | +2.19% |
| 2000 | 28.46M | +614,675 | +2.21% |
| 1999 | 27.85M | +629,644 | +2.31% |
| 1998 | 27.22M | +607,339 | +2.28% |
| 1997 | 26.61M | +378,726 | +1.44% |
| 1996 | 26.23M | +254,300 | +0.98% |
| 1995 | 25.98M | +118,457 | +0.46% |
| 1994 | 25.86M | +417,816 | +1.64% |
| 1993 | 25.44M | +633,596 | +2.55% |
| 1992 | 24.81M | +405,827 | +1.66% |
| 1991 | 24.4M | +638,839 | +2.69% |
| 1990 | 23.76M | +800,204 | +3.49% |
| 1989 | 22.96M | +787,933 | +3.55% |
| 1988 | 22.17M | +770,323 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 21.4M | +751,195 | +3.64% |
| 1986 | 20.65M | +738,062 | +3.71% |
| 1985 | 19.91M | +735,097 | +3.83% |
| 1984 | 19.18M | +733,216 | +3.98% |
| 1983 | 18.45M | +724,762 | +4.09% |
| 1982 | 17.72M | +711,998 | +4.19% |
| 1981 | 17.01M | +693,367 | +4.25% |
| 1980 | 16.32M | +579,527 | +3.68% |
| 1979 | 15.74M | +473,681 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 15.26M | +463,117 | +3.13% |
| 1977 | 14.8M | +431,748 | +3.01% |
| 1976 | 14.37M | +406,163 | +2.91% |
| 1975 | 13.96M | +399,408 | +2.95% |
| 1974 | 13.56M | +390,672 | +2.97% |
| 1973 | 13.17M | +380,821 | +2.98% |
| 1972 | 12.79M | +365,987 | +2.95% |
| 1971 | 12.42M | +355,556 | +2.95% |
| 1970 | 12.07M | +350,644 | +2.99% |
| 1969 | 11.72M | +344,432 | +3.03% |
| 1968 | 11.37M | +335,713 | +3.04% |
| 1967 | 11.04M | +323,589 | +3.02% |
| 1966 | 10.71M | +311,788 | +3% |
| 1965 | 10.4M | +302,982 | +3% |
| 1964 | 10.1M | +303,071 | +3.09% |
| 1963 | 9.8M | +298,281 | +3.14% |
| 1962 | 9.5M | +279,772 | +3.04% |
| 1961 | 9.22M | +255,705 | +2.85% |
| 1960 | 8.96M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population aged 15 to 64 inclusive — the group that international statistics treat as working age regardless of the national retirement age. Its growth relative to the other groups is called the demographic dividend: it gives a country a period when workers are many and dependents are few. That period is finite, and this series shows which countries are passing through it now and which have already passed it.
Important: The 15–64 bounds are a convention and do not coincide with the retirement age in any country. This is not the number of people employed — the labor force indicator covers that.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How many children and adolescents younger than 15 there are in a country.
Demography Population aged 65 and overHow many people aged 65 and over there are in a country.
Demography Age dependency ratioHow many dependents — children and older people — there are per 100 people of working age.
Labor Labor forceThe number of people employed or actively looking for work — the economically active population.
