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58.558 million
2.34 Child
27.4 Years Old
52 %
61.5 Years
1 ‰
The population demographic data has been updated to October 2023 based primarily on the United Nations population database, with some countries using their own statistical agencies. All data listed is from 2022 (unless otherwise noted).
494 k people
1156 k people
720 k people
58 k people
7.3 ‰
1 ‰
43.5 %
8.6 %
Black African 80.9%, Colored 8.8%, White 7.8%, Indian/Asian 2.5% (2018 est. by CIA)
isiZulu (official) 25.3%, isiXhosa (official) 14.8%, Afrikaans (official) 12.2%, Sepedi (official) 10.1%, Setswana (official) 9.1%, English (official) 8.1%, Sesotho (official) 7.9%, Xitsonga (official) 3.6%, siSwati (official) 2.8%, Tshivenda (official) 2.5%, isiNdebele (official) 1.6%, other (includes Khoi, Nama, and San languages) 2%
Christian 86%, ancestral, tribal, animist, or other traditional African religions 5.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other 1.5%, nothing in particular 5.2% (2015 est. by CIA)
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