This statistic shows the median age of the population in South Africa from 1950 to 2100*.The median age is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. In 2020, the median age of the South African population was 27.3 years.

South Africa Average Number of Employees: Mining: Coal: Female data was reported at 8,933.000 Person in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9,135.000 Person for 2014. South Africa Average Number of Employees: Mining: Coal: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 3,875.000 Person from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2015, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,135.000 Person in 2014 and a record low of 1,939.000 Person in 2001. South Africa Average Number of Employees: Mining: Coal: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Mineral Resources. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.G020: Average Number of Employees: Mining Sector.

As of 2021, a significant proportion of local and domestic visitors to wineries in South Africa were prepared to spend 500 South African rand per person (around 27 U.S. dollars) or less, with a share of 65 and 61 percent, respectively. However, a share of 49 percent of foreign visitors were willing to spend 501 South African rand and more. This is likely due to the favorable exchange rate for most foreign countries.

South Africa Average Number of Employees: Mining: Diamonds data was reported at 17,481.000 Person in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 15,355.000 Person for 2014. South Africa Average Number of Employees: Mining: Diamonds data is updated yearly, averaging 16,913.500 Person from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2015, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22,982.000 Person in 1990 and a record low of 11,468.000 Person in 2010. South Africa Average Number of Employees: Mining: Diamonds data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Mineral Resources. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.G020: Average Number of Employees: Mining Sector.

As of 2024, South Africa's population increased, counting approximately 63 million inhabitants. Of these, roughly 27.5 million were aged 0-24, while 654,000 people were 80 years or older. Gauteng and Cape Town are the most populated Although South Africa’s yearly population growth has been dropping since 2013, the growth rate still stood above the world average in 2021. That year, the global population increase reached 0.94 percent, while for South Africa, the rise was 1.23 percent. The majority of the people lived in the borders of Gauteng, the smallest of the nine provinces in land area. The number of people residing there amounted to 15.9 million in 2021. Although Western Cape was the third-largest province, one of it cities, Cape Town, had the highest number of inhabitants in the country, at 3.4 million. An underemployed younger population South Africa has a large population under 14, who will be looking for job opportunities in the future. However, the country's labor market has had difficulty integrating these youngsters. Specifically, as of the third quarter of 2022, the unemployment rate reached close to 60 percent and 42.9 percent among people aged 15-24 and 25-34 years, respectively. In the same period, some 25 percent of the individuals between 15 and 24 years were economically active, while the labor force participation rate was higher among people aged 25 to 34, at 71.2 percent.

This map shows the average household size in South Africa in 2023, in a multiscale map (Country, Province, District, Municipality, Main Place, Sub Place, and Small Area). Nationally, the average household size is 3.4 people per household. It is calculated by dividing the household population by total households.The pop-up is configured to show the following information at each geography level:Average household size (people per household)Total populationTotal householdsCount of population by 15-year age incrementsCount of population by marital statusThe source of this data is Michael Bauer Research. The vintage of the data is 2023. This item was last updated in October, 2023 and is updated every 12-18 months as new annual figures are offered.Additional Esri Resources:Esri DemographicsThis item is for visualization purposes only and cannot be exported or used in analysis.We would love to hear from you. If you have any feedback regarding this item or Esri Demographics, please let us know.Permitted use of this data is covered in the DATA section of the Esri Master Agreement (E204CW) and these supplemental terms.

This layer shows the average household size in South Africa in 2023, in a multiscale map (Country, Province, District, Municipality, Main Place, Sub Place, and Small Area). Nationally, the average household size is 3.4 people per household. It is calculated by dividing the household population by total households.The pop-up is configured to show the following information at each geography level:Average household size (people per household)Total populationTotal householdsCount of population by 15-year age incrementsCount of population by marital statusThe source of this data is Michael Bauer Research. The vintage of the data is 2023. This item was last updated in October, 2023 and is updated every 12-18 months as new annual figures are offered.Additional Esri Resources:Esri DemographicsThis item is for visualization purposes only and cannot be exported or used in analysis.We would love to hear from you. If you have any feedback regarding this item or Esri Demographics, please let us know.Permitted use of this data is covered in the DATA section of the Esri Master Agreement (E204CW) and these supplemental terms.

South Africa Average Number of Employees: Mining: Aggregate and Sand: Male data was reported at 6,657.000 Person in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,574.000 Person for 2014. South Africa Average Number of Employees: Mining: Aggregate and Sand: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 5,591.000 Person from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2015, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,506.000 Person in 1985 and a record low of 3,022.000 Person in 2002. South Africa Average Number of Employees: Mining: Aggregate and Sand: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Mineral Resources. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.G020: Average Number of Employees: Mining Sector.

The average monthly salary for South Africans who were employed in the formal non-agricultural sector was just over 26,800 South African rands (comparable to roughly 1,500 U.S. dollars) in November 2023, which represented a yearly increase of tw0 percent. During the period under review, the overall growth trend was positive, with the earnings increasing by 24.4 percent from 21,500 South African rands (approximately 1,180 U.S. dollars) in November 2018.    Minimum wage and highest-paid professions    Starting in March 2023, the minimum hourly wage in the country increased to 25.42 South African rands (comparable to 1.40 U.S. dollars), which represented an increase of 9.6 percent from 23.19 South African rands (1.27 U.S. dollars) per hour in the preceding year. On the other hand, professionals in executive and change management positions were paid the highest salaries in South Africa, with an average of 74,000 U.S. dollars yearly. Individuals with jobs in retail, trade, and craft followed, receiving an average of 66,000 U.S. dollars per annum.       Highest unemployment among Black South Africans In 2022, the unemployment rate in South Africa was nearly 30 percent following an increasing trend since 2008. The rate was highest among Black South Africans reaching as high as 36.8 percent in the second quarter of 2023. Moreover, Colored South Africans followed with around 22 percent, while white South Africans had a much lower unemployment rate of over 7 percent.

South Africa Average Number of Employees: Mining: Gold data was reported at 115,055.000 Person in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 119,007.000 Person for 2014. South Africa Average Number of Employees: Mining: Gold data is updated yearly, averaging 225,594.000 Person from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2015, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 553,713.000 Person in 1987 and a record low of 115,055.000 Person in 2015. South Africa Average Number of Employees: Mining: Gold data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Mineral Resources. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.G020: Average Number of Employees: Mining Sector.

As of the first quarter of 2024, the majority of the employed individuals (around 9.3 million people) in South Africa worked from 40 to 45 hours per week. Some 4.67 million worked over 45 hours weekly, while close to 1.14 million worked from 15 to 29 hours per week in the same period. On the other hand, the number of individuals with less than 15 hours work week was only 582,000. Compared to the same quarter in the previous year, the number of people working between 30 and more than 45 hours per week increased,

Abstract

The National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) is a face-to-face longitudinal survey of individuals living in South Africa as well as their households. The survey was designed to give effect to the dimensions of the well-being of South Africans, to be tracked over time. At the broadest level, these were: Wealth creation in terms of income and expenditure dynamics and asset endowments; Demographic dynamics as these relate to household composition and migration; Social heritage, including education and employment dynamics, the impact of life events (including positive and negative shocks), social capital and intergenerational developments;
Access to cash transfers and social services

Wave 1 of the survey, conducted in 2008, collected the detailed information for the national sample. In 2010/2011 Wave 2 of NIDS re-interviewed these people, gathering information on developments in their lives since they were interviewed first in 2008. As such, the comparison of Wave 1 and Wave 2 information provides a detailed picture of how South Africans have fared over two years of very difficult socio-economic circumstances.

Geographic coverage

The survey had national coverage. The lowest level of geographic aggregation for the NIDS data is district municipality.

Analysis unit

The units of analysis in the survey are individuals and households.

Universe

The target population for NIDS was private households in all nine provinces of South Africa, and residents in workers' hostels, convents and monasteries. The frame excludes other collective living quarters, such as student hostels, old age homes, hospitals, prisons and military barracks.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

As in Wave 1 four types of questionnaires were administered in Wave 2:

Household questionnaire: One household questionnaire was completed per household by the oldest woman in the household or another person knowledgeable about household affairs and particularly household spending. Household questionnaires took approximately 45 minutes in non-agricultural households and 70 minutes in agricultural households to complete. Individual Adult questionnaire: The Adult questionnaire was applied to all present Continuing Sample Members and other household member's resident in their households that are aged 15 years or over. This questionnaire took an average of 45 minutes per adult to complete. Individual Proxy Questionnaire: Should an individual qualifying for an Adult questionnaire not be present then a Proxy Questionnaire (a much reduced Adult Questionnaire using third party referencing in the questioning) was taken on their behalf with a present resident adult. On average a Proxy questionnaire took 20 minutes. Proxy Questionnaires were also asked for CSMs who had moved out of scope (out of South Africa or to a non-accessible institution such as prison), except if the whole household moved out of scope, and could therefore not be tracked or interviewed directly. Child questionnaire: This questionnaire collected information about all Continuing Sample Members and residents in their household younger than 15. Information about the child was gathered from the care-giver of the child. The questionnaire focused on the child's educational history, education, anthropometrics and access to grants. This questionnaire took an average of 20 minutes per child to complete.

Phase Two of Wave 2: In June 2011 NIDS commissioned a Phase Two of Wave 2 as a Non-Response Follow-Up from Phase 1 of Wave 2. Household included in this subsample where those that refused and those that could not be located or tracked in Phase 1. Out of a total of 1064 households attempted, an additional 389 households were successfully interviewed in Phase Two.

Questionnaire Differences between W2 Phase 1 & W2 Phase2 There are two important methodological differences between Phase 1 and Phase 2: 1. Not all sections of the original Wave 2 questionnaires were asked. This reduced respondent burden and the time required for fieldworker training. Questions NOT asked in Phase 2 are indicated with the non-response code “-2”. Core modules such as household composition and income were still asked. Consult the Wave 2 Phase 2 questionnaires for more details of these differences. 2. Movers out of Phase 2 dwelling units were not tracked further. Address information was collected for this sub-sample and they will be tracked as part of the Wave 3 fieldwork exercise. These individuals are classified as “Not tracked” in the Wave 2 dataset.

Chart and table of South Africa population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

As of January 2024, the countries in Northern and Southern Africa had the largest share of social media users in Africa. In Northern Africa, around 40.4 percent of the population used social media, while this figure stood at 41.6 percent in Southern Africa. In Central Africa, only close to ten percent of the people used social media, the lowest rate across Africa and the lowest regional share worldwide. Internet penetration is growing, but varies across African regions On the African continent, two regions recorded a higher internet penetration than the global average. As of January 2023, Southern and Northern Africa registered a penetration share of 71 percent and 66 percent among their populations, respectively. Central and Eastern Africa had, in contrast, significantly lower rates, marking 28 percent and 23 percent, respectively . In absolute numbers, Nigeria, Egypt, and South Africa topped the list. Connected through mobile phones Mobile phones dominated web traffic in Africa. Compared to the world average, Africa, Asia, and South America had a higher share of web page visits conducted through mobile internet. As of January 2023, around 74 percent of the continent's traffic generated on web pages was through mobile devices. Although mobile phones were responsible for most of the online presence in Africa, the continent was behind all other regions in mobile coverage. Around 17 percent of the total population lived out of reach from a mobile connection as of 2021.

As of January 2024, there were 45.34 million active internet users in South Africa. According to the same report, close to 26 million internet users in the country used social media, around 42.8 percent of the total population. The future of internet usage in South Africa: projected growth and mobile dominance South Africa's digital population grew significantly during the last decade. In 2023, almost 44 million people were connected to the internet, up from around 25 million in 2013. Furthermore, the majority of the South African population, specifically 78.7 percent, utilized mobile devices to access the internet in 2022. This proportion will increase to over 90 percent by 2027. Additionally, the number of mobile internet users in South Africa was almost 47.8 million in 2022. Social media usage in South Africa: popularity and demographics The country's most popular social media platform during the third quarter of 2022 was Meta’s instant messaging application WhatsApp. Facebook and Instagram ranked second and third among South African internet users. Moreover, a closer look into the demographics of social media users in the country reveals that people between the ages of 25 to 34 years made up the highest share of users in South Africa.

Seychelles recorded the highest Gross National Income (GNI) per capita in Africa as of 2023, at 16,940 U.S. dollars. The African island was, therefore, the only high-income country on the continent, according to the source's classification. Mauritius, Gabon, Botswana, Libya, South Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Algeria, and Namibia were defined as upper-middle-income economies, those with a GNI per capita between 4,516 U.S. dollars and 14,005 U.S. dollars. On the opposite, 20 African countries recorded a GNI per capita below 1,145 U.S. dollars, being thus classified as low-income economies. Among them, Burundi presented the lowest income per capita, some 230 U.S. dollars. Poverty and population growth in Africa Despite a few countries being in the high income and upper-middle countries classification, Africa had a significant number of people living under extreme poverty. However, this number is expected to decline gradually in the upcoming years, with experts forecasting that this number will decrease to almost 400 million individuals by 2030 from nearly 430 million in 2023, despite the continent currently having the highest population growth rate globally. African economic growth and prosperity In recent years, Africa showed significant growth in various industries, such as natural gas production, clean energy generation, and services exports. Furthermore, it is forecast that the GDP growth rate would reach 4.5 percent by 2027, keeping the overall positive trend of economic growth in the continent.

South Africa Average Number of Employee: Mining data was reported at 481,521.000 Person in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 492,936.000 Person for 2014. South Africa Average Number of Employee: Mining data is updated yearly, averaging 515,803.500 Person from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2015, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 828,773.000 Person in 1987 and a record low of 406,994.000 Person in 2001. South Africa Average Number of Employee: Mining data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Mineral Resources. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.G020: Average Number of Employees: Mining Sector.

In 2023, the population of Africa was projected to grow by 2.34 percent compared to the previous year. The population growth rate on the continent has been constantly over 2.3 percent from 2000 onwards, and it peaked at 2.59 percent between 2012 and 2013. Despite a slowdown in the growth rate, the continent's population will continue to increase significantly in the coming years. The second-largest population worldwide In 2022, the total population of Africa amounted to around 1.4 billion. The number of inhabitants had grown steadily in the previous decades, rising from approximately 810 million in 2000. Driven by a decreasing mortality rate and a higher life expectancy at birth, the African population was forecast to increase to about 2.5 billion individuals by 2050. Africa is currently the second most populous continent worldwide after Asia. However, forecasts showed that Africa could gradually close the gap and almost reach the size of the Asian population in 2100. By that year, Africa might count 3.9 billion people, compared to 4.7 billion in Asia. The world's youngest continent The median age in Africa corresponded to 18.8 years in 2023. Although the median age has increased in recent years, the continent remains the youngest worldwide. In 2023, roughly 40 percent of the African population was aged 15 years and younger, compared to a global average of 25 percent. Africa recorded not only the highest share of youth but also the smallest elderly population worldwide. As of the same year, only three percent of Africa's population was aged 65 years and older. Africa and Latin America were the only regions below the global average of 10 percent. On the continent, Niger, Uganda, and Angola were the countries with the youngest population in 2023.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the labor force participation rate peaked among South Africans aged 35 to 44, reaching 79.5 percent. Compared to the same quarter in 2023, there was a no year-on-year change of observed. Among the population between 45 and 54 years old, the participation in the labor market in South Africa was close to 75 percent, which was slightly higher than the 73.3 percent rate recorded for young South Africans (25 to 34 years).

In 2022, the population density in South Africa remained nearly unchanged at around 51.42 inhabitants per square kilometer. Still, the population density reached its highest value in the observed period in 2022. Population density is calculated by dividing the total population by the total land area, to show the average number of people living there per square kilometer of land.Find more key insights for the population density in countries like Kingdom of Eswatini and Botswana.