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Other pages in this profile of South Africa:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 43,786,115 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 35.9 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 28.6% (male 6,295,422/female 6,219,283) 15-64 years: 65.9% (male 14,114,838/female 14,737,791) 65 years and over: 5.5% (male 927,932/female 1,490,849) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 24.5 years male: 23.8 years female: 25.3 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map -0.501% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 17.71 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 22.7 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 58.26 deaths/1,000 live births male: 61.64 deaths/1,000 live births female: 54.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 42.37 years male: 43.3 years female: 41.42 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.11 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 21.5% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 5.3 million (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 370,000 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever and malaria water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: South African(s) adjective: South African |
Ethnic groups |
Definition black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5% (2001 census) |
Religions |
Definition Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census) |
Languages |
Definition IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% (2001 census) |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.4% male: 87% female: 85.7% (2003 est.) |
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