South Africa
- Population........................................................................60,442,647 (2024 est.)
- Population growth rate ............................................................1.07% (2024 est.)
- Birth rate....................................................17.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
- Death rate................................................6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
- Net migration rate..................................-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
- Ethnic groups*..................................Black African 80.9%, Colored 8.8%, White 7.8%, Indian/Asian 2.6% (2021 est.)
* Colored is a term used in South Africa, including on the national census, for persons of mixed race ancestry who developed a distinct cultural identity over several hundred years
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South Africa
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