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CapitalPretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town
Density52 / km²
Southern Africa · ZAF
South Africa.
Republic of South Africa. Capital: Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town. Land borders with Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini and Zimbabwe.
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2024MaleAgeFemale
80+
0.7% / 1.6%
75–79
0.7% / 1.2%
70–74
1.5% / 2.2%
65–69
2.3% / 3.0%
60–64
3.1% / 3.8%
55–59
3.6% / 4.2%
50–54
4.5% / 4.8%
45–49
5.7% / 5.6%
40–44
7.5% / 7.1%
35–39
8.6% / 8.3%
30–34
9.1% / 8.8%
25–29
8.9% / 8.5%
20–24
8.3% / 7.7%
15–19
8.6% / 8.1%
10–14
8.6% / 8.1%
5–9
8.6% / 8.1%
0–4
9.6% / 8.9%
% of each sex · World Bank / UN
#39economy · of 187$401.1 billion#103GDP per person · of 187$6,267 per resident#24population · of 19464 million#24area · of 1951,221,037 km²
Inside South Africa.
Real output grew 1.1% in 2025. Life expectancy is 66.3 years (2024). Fertility stands at 2.2 children per woman (2024).
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