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South Africa: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 59,308,690 (2020)
Population Growth Rate 1.273 annual % (2020)
Age Dependency Ratio 52.231 % of working-age population (2020)
Urban Population 67.354 % of total (2020)
Infant Mortality Rate 27.5 per 1,000 live births (2019)
Life Expectancy at Birth 64.131 years (2019)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2020)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 223.21 billion kWh (2020) #21
Consumption 202.286 billion kWh (2019) #21
Exports 14.482 billion kWh (2019) #14
Imports 7.823 billion kWh (2019) #29
Renewable Electricity Generation 15.652 billion kWh (2020) #49

Oil

Ranking
Production 104.385 thousand bbl/day (2020) #47
Consumption 554.736 thousand bbl/day (2019) #30
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) #83

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 41.319 billion cu ft (2015) #69
Consumption (Dry) 168.506 billion cu ft (2019) #63
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2020) #57
Imports (Dry) 125.085 billion cu ft (2019) #43

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: 10/3/2021
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020