Total area population in millions - Area Database - Global Data Lab

Blue numbers are estimated

Total area population in millions

	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
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Total				41.8	42.4	43.0	43.7	44.3	45.0	45.6	46.2	46.9	47.5	48.2	48.8	49.4	50.1	50.7	51.4	52.0	52.8	53.7	54.5	55.4	56.2	57.0	57.9	58.7
Urban				21.8	22.5	23.2	23.9	24.6	25.2	25.9	26.6	27.3	28.0	28.7	29.4	30.1	30.8	31.4	32.1	32.8	33.4	33.9	34.5	35.1	35.6	36.2	36.7	37.3
Rural				20.0	19.9	19.9	19.8	19.8	19.7	19.7	19.6	19.6	19.5	19.5	19.4	19.4	19.3	19.3	19.2	19.2	19.5	19.7	20.0	20.3	20.6	20.9	21.1	21.4
Poor				22.2	21.5	20.7	20.0	19.3	18.6	17.9	17.2	16.5	15.8	15.1	14.3	13.6	12.9	12.2	11.5	10.8	10.3	9.91	9.47	9.04	8.60	8.17	7.73	7.29
Nonpoor				19.3	20.6	22.0	23.4	24.8	26.1	27.5	28.9	30.3	31.6	33.0	34.4	35.7	37.1	38.5	39.9	41.2	42.5	43.8	45.1	46.3	47.6	48.9	50.2	51.4
Lowest 25%				11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.3	12.8	13.2	13.6	14.1	14.5	15.0	15.4
Second 25%				10.3	10.5	10.7	10.9	11.1	11.3	11.5	11.7	11.9	12.1	12.3	12.5	12.7	12.9	13.1	13.3	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3
Third 25%				10.3	10.5	10.7	10.9	11.1	11.3	11.5	11.6	11.8	12.0	12.2	12.4	12.6	12.8	13.0	13.2	13.3	13.6	13.9	14.2	14.5	14.8	15.1	15.4	15.6
Highest 25%				9.23	9.49	9.74	9.99	10.2	10.5	10.7	11.0	11.3	11.5	11.8	12.0	12.3	12.5	12.8	13.0	13.3	13.4	13.6	13.7	13.8	14.0	14.1	14.3	14.4
Eastern Cape				6.94	6.92	6.89	6.86	6.83	6.81	6.78	6.75	6.72	6.69	6.67	6.64	6.61	6.58	6.55	6.53	6.50	6.64	6.78	6.92	7.06	7.21	7.35	7.49	7.63
Free State				2.71	2.72	2.74	2.75	2.76	2.77	2.78	2.79	2.80	2.81	2.83	2.84	2.85	2.86	2.87	2.88	2.89	2.91	2.92	2.93	2.95	2.96	2.97	2.99	3.00
Gauteng				7.10	7.43	7.77	8.10	8.43	8.76	9.09	9.42	9.76	10.1	10.4	10.8	11.1	11.4	11.7	12.1	12.4	12.7	13.0	13.3	13.6	13.9	14.2	14.6	14.9
KwaZulu Natal				9.07	9.13	9.19	9.24	9.30	9.36	9.41	9.47	9.52	9.58	9.64	9.69	9.75	9.80	9.86	9.92	9.97	10.1	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.5	10.6	10.7
Mpumalanga				2.66	2.75	2.83	2.92	3.01	3.09	3.18	3.27	3.35	3.44	3.52	3.61	3.70	3.78	3.87	3.96	4.04	4.15	4.25	4.35	4.46	4.56	4.67	4.77	4.88
North West				3.50	3.51	3.52	3.52	3.53	3.54	3.55	3.56	3.57	3.57	3.58	3.59	3.60	3.61	3.62	3.63	3.63	3.68	3.73	3.78	3.83	3.88	3.93	3.98	4.03
Northern Cape				0.85	0.87	0.89	0.90	0.92	0.94	0.96	0.97	0.99	1.01	1.03	1.04	1.06	1.08	1.10	1.11	1.13	1.14	1.15	1.16	1.17	1.18	1.19	1.20	1.21
Northern Province				5.03	5.06	5.10	5.13	5.16	5.20	5.23	5.26	5.30	5.33	5.37	5.40	5.43	5.47	5.50	5.54	5.57	5.64	5.72	5.79	5.87	5.94	6.01	6.09	6.16
Western Cape				3.89	4.01	4.13	4.26	4.38	4.50	4.62	4.75	4.87	4.99	5.11	5.24	5.36	5.48	5.60	5.73	5.85	5.90	5.95	5.99	6.04	6.09	6.14	6.18	6.23