ZA · ZAF

South Africa

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population64,747,319 people202524 of 217 · 2025+14.15%
Life expectancy at birth66.31 years2024183 of 217 · 2024+4.95%
Total fertility rate2.21 births per woman202494 of 217 · 2024−9.03%
Population growth+1.15%202593 of 217 · 2025−0.86 pp
Infant mortality24.2 per 1,000 live births2024139 of 196 · 2024−21.17%
Urban population63.82%2025111 of 217 · 2025+0.61 pp
Population ages 65 and above6.89%2025126 of 217 · 2025+1.52 pp
Population density52.11 people per km²2023150 of 215 · 2023+15.61%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP15,905.68 current international dollars (PPP)2025109 of 185 · 2025+18.72%
Annual GDP growth+1.11%2025154 of 186 · 2025−0.21 pp
Consumer price inflation+3.21%202586 of 165 · 2025−1.31 pp
Employment
Total unemployment32.39%2025181 of 182 · 2025+7.24 pp
Youth unemployment59.93%2025181 of 182 · 2025+9.81 pp
Labor force participation55.58%2025136 of 182 · 2025+0.99 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet78.36%2024102 of 182 · 2024+29.36 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions5.35 per 100 people2024109 of 151 · 2024+74.24%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption9.7%2021146 of 212 · 2021+0.7 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita6.88 t CO₂e per person2024168 of 203 · 2024−21.43%
Access to electricity90.2%2024161 of 215 · 2024+4.3 pp
Forest area13.97%2023147 of 213 · 2023−0.3 pp
Society
Current health expenditure8.91%202346 of 192 · 2023+0.81 pp
Maternal mortality118 per 100,000 live births2023133 of 194 · 2023−34.44%

Historical trend

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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