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ZA · ZAF

South Africa

Official nameRepublic of South Africa

CapitalPretoria

CurrencyZAR

Languagesen

Calling code27

Internet domain.za

Time zoneAfrica/Johannesburg

RegionsAfrica

Area1,221,037 km²

Country data

The observed population of South Africa in 2025 was 64,747,319. GDP: 427,184,325,997 USD (2025) GDP per capita: 6,598 USD (2025)

Population64,747,319 Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

GDP427,184,325,997 USDObserved year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

GDP per capita6,598 USDObserved year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Area1,219,090 km²Observed year: 2023 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Population density53.1 /km²Observed year: 2025 / 2023 · calculated · Calculated from World Bank population and area

Life expectancy66.3 yearsObserved year: 2024 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Urban population63.8 %Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Population · Observed year

World Bank · 2006–2025

200649,998,277200750,528,584200851,114,599200951,728,516201052,344,051201152,995,205201253,782,567201354,678,791201455,594,838201556,723,537201657,259,551201757,635,162201858,613,001201959,587,885202060,562,381202161,502,603202262,378,410202363,212,384202464,007,187202564,747,319

Global rankings

Population #24 GDP #39 GDP per capita #124 Area #24 Population density #146 Life expectancy #181 Urban population #111

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Questions

Population · South Africa?

64,747,319 · Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

GDP · South Africa?

427,184,325,997 USD · Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

GDP per capita · South Africa?

6,598 USD · Observed year: 2025 · World Bank Indicators API v2

Data source

World Bank Indicators API v2 · ISO / CLDR / IANA · ISO/CLDR/IANA-derived core + CountryInfo fallback for geography/contact fields; see per-table sources.