South Africa - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in South Africa was 39,946,780 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39,946,780 in 2020 and a minimum value of 7,971,773 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 7,971,773
1961 8,200,255
1962 8,427,007
1963 8,662,568
1964 8,906,583
1965 9,158,948
1966 9,419,477
1967 9,688,362
1968 9,966,368
1969 10,254,490
1970 10,551,340
1971 10,849,640
1972 11,158,600
1973 11,475,650
1974 11,797,250
1975 12,121,150
1976 12,445,370
1977 12,771,480
1978 13,105,140
1979 13,454,230
1980 13,828,620
1981 14,253,240
1982 14,700,150
1983 15,162,770
1984 15,630,400
1985 16,134,220
1986 16,716,160
1987 17,299,430
1988 17,891,630
1989 18,505,780
1990 19,149,880
1991 19,822,820
1992 20,511,180
1993 21,212,380
1994 21,906,220
1995 22,576,690
1996 23,218,610
1997 23,836,110
1998 24,431,490
1999 25,011,820
2000 25,582,580
2001 26,143,330
2002 26,720,460
2003 27,305,500
2004 27,898,740
2005 28,506,190
2006 29,131,020
2007 29,774,440
2008 30,442,140
2009 31,137,760
2010 31,866,170
2011 32,630,280
2012 33,428,280
2013 34,248,630
2014 35,078,460
2015 35,905,880
2016 36,726,640
2017 37,540,920
2018 38,348,230
2019 39,149,720
2020 39,946,780

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in South Africa was 67.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 67.35 in 2020, while its lowest value was 46.62 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 46.62
1961 46.79
1962 46.91
1963 47.02
1964 47.13
1965 47.25
1966 47.36
1967 47.48
1968 47.59
1969 47.70
1970 47.81
1971 47.87
1972 47.93
1973 47.99
1974 48.05
1975 48.11
1976 48.17
1977 48.23
1978 48.29
1979 48.35
1980 48.43
1981 48.59
1982 48.76
1983 48.92
1984 49.09
1985 49.37
1986 49.91
1987 50.44
1988 50.97
1989 51.51
1990 52.04
1991 52.55
1992 53.04
1993 53.52
1994 54.00
1995 54.49
1996 54.97
1997 55.45
1998 55.93
1999 56.41
2000 56.89
2001 57.37
2002 57.90
2003 58.45
2004 58.99
2005 59.54
2006 60.08
2007 60.62
2008 61.15
2009 61.69
2010 62.22
2011 62.75
2012 63.27
2013 63.79
2014 64.31
2015 64.83
2016 65.34
2017 65.85
2018 66.36
2019 66.86
2020 67.35

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization