πΏπ¦ South Africa
ZA / ZAF #24
Nomad Score
59.0
Cities
36
π KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
63.0M
Density
50.8/kmΒ²
HDI
0.741
(High)
Gini Index (2014)
63.0
Life Expectancy (2023)
66.1 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
2.22
Urban Population (2024)
63.7%
Literacy Rate (2024)
91.2%
Gender Wage Gap (2019)
9.5%
π£ LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Afrikaans |
| English | English |
| Southern Ndebele | isiNdebele |
| Northern Sotho | - |
| Southern Sotho | Sesotho |
| Swazi | SiSwati |
| Tswana | Setswana |
| Tsonga | Xitsonga |
| Venda | TshivenαΈa |
| Xhosa | isiXhosa |
| Zulu | isiZulu |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 85.3% |
| Traditional faiths | 7.8% |
| No religion | 3.1% |
| Islam | 1.6% |
| Hinduism | 1.1% |
| Other | 1.1% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Black | 81.4% |
| Coloured | 8.2% |
| White | 7.3% |
| Indian | 2.7% |
| Others | 0.4% |
Demonym (male)
South African
Demonym (female)
South African
National Anthem
national anthem of South Africa
π POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 25.9% | |
| 15-64 Working | 67.4% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 6.7% |
Dependency Ratio
48.3%
Profile
Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
63.7%
Birth Rate (2023)
18.8 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
9.2 /1000
Fertility Rate (2023)
2.22
Infant Mortality (2023)
24.4 /1000
π₯ HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
66.1 yrs
HALE (2021)
52.8 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
8.9% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
24.4/1000
UHC Index (2021)
71/100
Hospital Beds (2010)
2.3/1000
Physicians (2022)
0.79/1000
π EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2024)
91.2%
Education Spending (2024)
6.0% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
343
Internet Users (2023)
75.7%
Mobile Subscriptions (2023)
171.5/100
Broadband (2023)
3.4/100
π BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
3.4
π GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
1,221,037 kmΒ²
Capital
Pretoria
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Continent
Africa
Region
Africa
Subregion
Southern Africa
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Left
π
NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of South Africa is composed of two equal horizontal bands of red and blue, with a yellow-edged black isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This triangle has its base centered on the hoist end, spans about two-fifth the width and two-third the height of the field, and is enclosed on its sides by the arms of a white-edged green horizontally oriented Y-shaped band which extends along the boundary of the red and blue bands to the fly end of the field.
National Anthem
national anthem of South Africa
National Holiday
Day of Goodwill
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