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South Africa: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 59,893,885 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 0.841 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 52.541 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 68.335 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 26.4 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 62.341 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 221.5 billion kWh (2021) #22
Consumption 191.44 billion kWh (2021) #23
Exports 14.54 billion kWh (2021) #16
Imports 10.4 billion kWh (2021) #23
Renewable Electricity Generation 16.83 billion kWh (2021) #48

Oil

Ranking
Production 111.66 thousand bbl/day (2021) #43
Consumption 545.86 thousand bbl/day (2021) #31
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 466.1 thousand bbl/day (2013) #21
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.015 billion bbl (2021) #84

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 41.319 billion cu ft (2015) #69
Consumption (Dry) 195.65 billion cu ft (2021) #59
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 156.37 billion cu ft (2021) #40

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 407 (2020)
Cellular Telephones 92,427,958 (2018 est.)
Highways 750,000 km (2016)
Internet Users 29,322,380 (2016 est.)
Railways 20,986 km (2014)
Telephones 3,345,440 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSouthern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
Total Area1,219,090 sq. km
Land Area1,214,470 sq. km
Water Area4,620 sq. km
Coastline2,798 km
Climatemostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights
Terrainvast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain
Lowest PointAtlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Njesuthi 3,408 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020