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Population of South Africa
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44,187,637
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account
the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in
lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates,
lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution
of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July
2006 est.) |
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Age structure in South Africa
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0-14 years: 29.7% (male 6,603,220/female
6,525,810)
15-64 years: 65% (male 13,955,950/female 14,766,843)
65 years and over: 5.3% (male 905,870/female 1,429,944) (2006
est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 24.1 years
male: 23.3 years
female: 25 years (2006 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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-0.4%
(2006 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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18.2
births/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
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Death rate:
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22
deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-0.16
migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South
Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2006
est.) |
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Sex ratio in South Africa
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at
birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.63 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 60.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 64.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 56.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 42.73 years
male: 43.25 years
female: 42.19 years (2006 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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2.2
children born/woman (2006 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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21.5%
(2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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5.3
million (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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370,000 (2003 est.) |
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Nationality of South Africa
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noun: South African(s)
adjective: South African |
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Ethnic groups South Africa
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black
African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5% (2001
census) |
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Religions in South Africa
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Zion
Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%,
Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, other Christian
36%, Islam 1.5%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001
census) |
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Languages in South Africa
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IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English
8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% (2001
census) |
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Literacy in South Africa
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definition: age 15 and over can read and
write
total population: 86.4%
male: 87%
female: 85.7% (2003 est.) |
People
of South Africa
