| Population : |
42,718,530 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 29.5% (male 6,337,468; female 6,254,925)
15-64 years: 65.3% (male 13,898,269; female 14,017,559)
65 years and over: 5.2% (male 886,801; female 1,323,508) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
-0.25% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
18.38 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
20.54 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 62.18 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 44.19 years
male: 44.39 years
female: 43.98 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
2.18 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
21.5% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
5.3 million (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
370,000 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: South African(s)
adjective: South African |
| Ethnic Groups : |
black 75.2%, white 13.6%, Colored 8.6%, Indian 2.6% |
| Religions : |
Christian 68% (includes most whites and Coloreds, about 60% of blacks and about 40% of Indians), Muslim 2%, Hindu 1.5% (60% of Indians), indigenous beliefs and animist 28.5% |
| Languages : |
11 official languages, including Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 87%
female: 85.7% (2003 est.) |
