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Population

DefinitionTotal number of people.

Projected population figures are based on various projection models attempting to quantify the expected effects of HIV and AIDS on population growth.
DetailsStatssa web site http://www.statssa.gov.za
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Indicator Type: -> Demographic -> Population

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Population [Definition]
1996 mid-year6 302 5252 633 5047 348 4238 417 0214 929 3682 800 711840 3213 354 8253 956 875[1] 40 583 573
1998 mid-year6 519 3002 724 6007 627 6008 726 3005 178 7002 924 400861 4003 481 2004 086 900[2] 42 130 500
1999 mid-year6 658 6702 714 6547 807 2738 924 6435 337 2673 003 327875 2223 562 2804 170 971[3] 43 054 306
2000 with AIDS6 811 3732 760 5587 780 6318 857 6155 495 6793 004 916869 2483 532 8244 178 598[4] 43 291 441
2000 without AIDS6 847 1622 790 7337 873 2058 986 8575 514 8073 042 637872 8663 566 7774 190 656[5] 43 685 699
2001 Census6 436 7632 706 7758 837 1789 426 0175 273 6423 122 990822 7273 669 3494 524 335[6] 44 819 778
2001 mid-year6 499 4672 756 5908 980 7099 557 2504 970 7633 346 3071 076 7113 188 8554 533 078[7] 44 909 730
2002 mid-year6 521 2272 777 1189 189 0339 682 5515 011 2903 391 3951 087 9963 226 6534 646 034[8] 45 533 297
2003 mid-year6 540 9542 795 1769 386 9819 801 4535 047 9943 430 2591 097 8353 261 3464 754 478[9] 46 116 476
2004 mid-year6 558 1532 811 0899 577 2519 914 7015 080 8713 463 4561 106 4213 293 5004 859 329[10] 46 664 771
2005 mid-year6 574 1242 826 2989 766 03310 025 3075 111 2573 492 5321 114 4533 324 8734 963 600[11] 47 198 477
2006 mid-year6 587 2642 841 7149 961 00610 134 3365 138 3043 518 5461 122 4873 356 5775 070 718[12] 47 730 952
2007 CS6 527 7462 773 06610 451 70910 259 2305 238 2863 643 4351 058 0573 271 9465 278 591[13] 48 502 066
2007 mid-year6 612 0682 863 10010 141 75710 241 6065 170 4613 546 2421 131 1413 389 3245 161 577[14] 48 257 276
2008 mid-year6 632 9982 883 74710 333 48310 347 5245 200 6823 576 1241 139 5403 421 0435 257 880[15] 48 793 021
2009 mid-year6 648 6012 902 51810 531 30810 449 1415 227 5033 606 5721 147 1373 450 5175 356 844[16] 49 320 141
2010 NDoH/HISP6 656 0322 917 93110 728 76810 540 6905 248 1843 635 1881 153 2873 475 9945 455 121[17] 49 811 195
2010 mid-year6 743 8232 824 57011 192 02910 645 5085 439 5523 617 5131 103 9183 200 6495 223 908[18] 49 991 470
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. StatsSA Mid-year Estimates: Statistics South Africa: Statistical release P0302 Mid-year estimates. (various years) http://www.statssa.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/
  2. StatsSA Mid-year Estimates: Statistics South Africa: Statistical release P0302 Mid-year estimates. (various years) http://www.statssa.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/
    Figures may not add up due to rounding at source.
  3. StatsSA Mid-year Estimates: Statistics South Africa: Statistical release P0302 Mid-year estimates. (various years) http://www.statssa.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/
    Figures may not add up due to rounding at source.
  4. StatsSA Mid-year Estimates: Statistics South Africa: Statistical release P0302 Mid-year estimates. (various years) http://www.statssa.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/
    With additional deaths due to HIV/AIDS. A new feature of the 2000 mid year estimates was that two population estimates were provided, one taking into account the estimated additional deaths that might have occurred due to HIV/AIDS. The assumptions that underpinned these estimates are outlined in the relevant P0302 Statistical release. StatsSA do not provide projections ‘With AIDS’ by population group, therefore this data is only available ‘Without AIDS’.
  5. StatsSA Mid-year Estimates: Statistics South Africa: Statistical release P0302 Mid-year estimates. (various years) http://www.statssa.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/
    Without additional deaths due to HIV/AIDS. A new feature of the 2000 mid year estimates was that two population estimates were provided, one taking into account the estimated additional deaths that might have occurred due to HIV/AIDS. The assumptions that underpinned these estimates are outlined in the relevant P0302 Statistical release. StatsSA do not provide projections ‘With AIDS’ by population group, therefore this data is only available ‘Without AIDS’.
  6. Census 2001: Statistics South Africa. Census 2001. Census in Brief. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa; 2003. http://www.statssa.gov.za/ There is a range of publications providing data from Census 2001, as well as an online database for downloading selected data.
    Local copy: -
    Preliminary independent demographic analyses of this report suggest that the final figures probably reflect: * an underestimate of children under the age of 5 * an overestimate of children aged between 10 and 19 * an underestimate of men relative to women * an underestimate of the white population. Data source also includes other tables with more levels of disaggregation than are shown here.
  7. StatsSA Mid-year Estimates: Statistics South Africa: Statistical release P0302 Mid-year estimates. (various years) http://www.statssa.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/
    2009 mid-year estimates.
  8. StatsSA Mid-year Estimates: Statistics South Africa: Statistical release P0302 Mid-year estimates. (various years) http://www.statssa.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/
    2009 mid-year estimates.
  9. StatsSA Mid-year Estimates: Statistics South Africa: Statistical release P0302 Mid-year estimates. (various years) http://www.statssa.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/
    2009 mid-year estimates.
  10. StatsSA Mid-year Estimates: Statistics South Africa: Statistical release P0302 Mid-year estimates. (various years) http://www.statssa.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/
    2009 mid-year estimates.
  11. StatsSA Mid-year Estimates: Statistics South Africa: Statistical release P0302 Mid-year estimates. (various years) http://www.statssa.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/
    2009 mid-year estimates.
  12. StatsSA Mid-year Estimates: Statistics South Africa: Statistical release P0302 Mid-year estimates. (various years) http://www.statssa.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/
    2009 mid-year estimates.
  13. Community Survey 2007: Statistics South Africa. Community Survey 2007. Various reports and online databases. http://www.statssa.gov.za
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/CommSurvey/
  14. StatsSA Mid-year Estimates: Statistics South Africa: Statistical release P0302 Mid-year estimates. (various years) http://www.statssa.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/
    2009 mid-year estimates.
  15. StatsSA Mid-year Estimates: Statistics South Africa: Statistical release P0302 Mid-year estimates. (various years) http://www.statssa.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/
    2009 mid-year estimates.
  16. StatsSA Mid-year Estimates: Statistics South Africa: Statistical release P0302 Mid-year estimates. (various years) http://www.statssa.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/
    2009 mid-year estimates.
  17. NDoH/HISP Population Estimates: NDoH/HISP Population Estimates 2001-2016. Feb 2010.
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Population/ZA_PopEst_2001_2016_With_PopPyramids_Feb_2010.7z
  18. StatsSA Mid-year Estimates: Statistics South Africa: Statistical release P0302 Mid-year estimates. (various years) http://www.statssa.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/StatsSA/
    2010 mid-year estimates.
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