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POPULATION STATISTICS: historical demography of all countries, their divisions and towns

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SOUTH AFRICA

historical demographical data of the whole country

populationyear populationyear populationyear populationyear populationyear
              
 16XX 5014,01900 8580,01930 16002,0c1960 35914,01990
 17XX 5041,01901 8762,01931 17577,01961 37944,0c1991
 17XX 5067,01902 8947,01932 18048,01962 36992,01992m
 180X 5093,01903 9128,01933 18547,01963 37802,01993m
 180X 5174,8c1904 9313,01934 19076,01964 38631,01994m
 181X 5234,01905 9499,01935 19607,01965 39477,01995m
 181X 5350,01906 9587,9c1936 20162,01966 40583,6c1996
 182X 5471,51907 9777,01937 20725,01967 41227,01997m
 182X 5591,01908 9979,01938 21292,01968 42131,01998m
 183X 5715,01909 10160,01939 21881,01969 43054,81999m
 183X 5842,01910 10341,21940 21794,0c1970 43686,0e2000m
 183X 5972,8c1911 10521,01941 23028,01971 44561,02001m
 184X 6074,01912 10716,01942 23666,01972 45454,02002m
 184X 6188,01913 10904,01943 24313,01973  2003
 184X 6465,01914 11092,01944 24942,01974  2004
 185X 6530,01915 11281,01945 25501,01975 52107,02005ep
 185X 6645,01916 11415,9c1946 26129,01976  2006
 185X 6759,01917 11718,01947 26940,01977  2007
 186X 6716,01918 11957,01948 27700,01978  2008
 186X 6834,01919 12212,01949 28440,01979  2009
1134,01868 6953,01920 13310,01950 24261,0c1980 56867,02010ep
1084,21870 6927,4c1921 12672,0c1951 29919,01981  2011
1636,51875 7056,91922 13918,01952 30686,01982  2012
2409,71880 7175,61923 14240,01953 31467,01983  2013
2053,51881 7293,91924 14569,01954 32254,01984  2014
2527,81886 7407,91925 14911,01955 27704,0c1985 61270,02015ep
2957,81891 7525,11926 15385,01956 32436,01986 65214,02020ep
 189X 7659,41927 15618,01957 33114,01987 69030,02025ep
4885,01895 7777,61928 15994,01958 33996,01988 72858,02030ep
 189X 8298,01929 16385,01959 34983,01989 58972,02050ep
              
Particulars:
Figures in italic from 1895-1985 are estimates according to source "KB", however, for the period 1895-1947 these figures have been slightly adjusted by the compiler.
Census data according to source: "South Africa Statistics" ed. 2002; in that publication there are a lot of exceptions mentioned in the method of taking certain populations in the census or not.
File created on 2001-05-17; revised on 2001-09-09; and last modified on 2003-12-09 by Jan Lahmeyer

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