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In South Africa, the Black population is spread out, with 34.0% under the age of 15, 21.6% from 15 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 11.8% from 45 to 64 and 4.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age of a Black South African is 21 years. For every 100 Black females there are 91.1 Black males.
Demographics of South Africa. According to the 2022 census, the population of South Africa is about 62 million people of diverse origins, cultures, languages, and religions. [ 1] The South African National Census of 2022 was the most recent census held; the next will be in 2032. [ 4]
1000–3000 /km². >3000 /km². The distribution of white South Africans is fairly evenly spread. According to the 2022 South African census, they comprise 7.7% of the total population and number 4,639,268. They are found in large numbers in practically every province in South Africa but always as a minority.
From 1787 to 1868, enslaved African Americans were counted in the U.S. census under the Three-fifths Compromise. The compromise was an agreement reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention over the counting of slaves in determining a state's total population.
Demographics of Africa. Demographics of Africa. Population pyramid of Africa in 2023 based on the United Nations geoscheme for Africa collective grouping. Density. 44 per sq km (2019 est.) Growth rate. 2.5% per annum (2017 est.) Map of Africa indicating Human Development Index (2021). 0.800–0.849.
The official population count of the various ethnic groups in Africa is highly uncertain, both due to limited infrastructure to perform censuses and due to rapid population growth. Some groups have alleged that there is deliberate misreporting in order to give selected ethnicities numerical superiority (as in the case of Nigeria's Hausa, Fulani ...
English: Map showing the proportion of the South African population that self-described as "Black African" in the 2001 census, broken down to "Main Place" level. 0–20% 20–40%
Statistics South Africa's Census 2011 is the source of the basic population data. The map results from my own processing of the data. For ward boundaries see File:South Africa electoral wards 2011 blank.svg .