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Total population of South Africa in 2025, by age group (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Total population in thousands
0 to 4 years	5,513
5 to 9 years	5,395.54
10 to 14 years	5,606.97
15 to 19 years	5,500.24
20 to 24 years	4,793.04
25 to 29 years	4,966.23
30 to 34 years	5,504.27
35 to 39 years	5,633.62
40 to 44 years	4,626.09
45 to 49 years	3,529.63
50 to 54 years	2,968.02
55 to 59 years	2,459.22
60 to 64 years	2,134.88
65 to 69 years	1,698.9
70 to 74 years	1,253.4
75 to 79 years	812.86
80 years and older	705.05

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July 2025

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South Africa

Survey time period

2025

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The source mentioned the following: ''The estimates cover all the residents of South Africa at the 2025 mid-year point, and are based on the latest available information. Estimates may change as new data becomes available. The updated estimates are accompanied by an entire series of revised estimates for the period 2002–2025. On this basis, comparisons between this model and previous ones should not be made.''

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As of 2025, South Africa's population increased, counting approximately 63.1 million inhabitants. Of these, roughly 26.8 million were aged 0-24, while 705,000 people were 80 years or older.

Gauteng and Cape Town are the most populated

South Africa’s yearly population growth has been fluctuating since 2013, with the growth rate dropping below the world average in 2024. The majority of people lived in the borders of Gauteng, the smallest of the nine provinces in terms of land area. The number of people residing there amounted to 16.6 million in 2023. Although the Western Cape was the third-largest province, the city of Cape Town had the highest number of inhabitants in the country, at 3.4 million.

An underemployed younger population

South Africa has a large population under 14, who will be looking for job opportunities in the future. However, the country's labor market has had difficulty integrating these youngsters. Specifically, as of the fourth quarter of 2024, the unemployment rate reached close to 60 percent and 384 percent among people aged 15-24 and 25–34 years, respectively. In the same period, some 27 percent of the individuals between 15 and 24 years were economically active, while the labor force participation rate was higher among people aged 25 to 34, at 74.3 percent.