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South Africa Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • South Africa rural population for 2023 was 18,837,844, a 0.67% decline from 2022.
  • South Africa rural population for 2022 was 18,965,399, a 0.69% decline from 2021.
  • South Africa rural population for 2021 was 19,096,392, a 0.52% decline from 2020.
  • South Africa rural population for 2020 was 19,196,477, a 0.29% decline from 2019.
  
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
China 499,814,553
Russia 35,480,468
Thailand 33,310,049
Brazil 26,429,509
Mexico 23,658,946
Iran 20,280,562
Turkey 19,229,921
South Africa 18,837,844
Iraq 12,923,750
Algeria 11,279,395
Colombia 9,190,949
Romania 8,637,756
Kazakhstan 8,322,453
Guatemala 8,255,892
Malaysia 7,302,226
Peru 7,240,866
Ecuador 6,404,506
Azerbaijan 4,290,049
Venezuela 3,334,307
Turkmenistan 2,997,211
Serbia 2,838,273
Paraguay 2,528,540
Cuba 2,516,176
Belarus 1,768,566
Dominican Republic 1,762,730
Bosnia 1,596,786
Bulgaria 1,498,212
Libya 1,267,050
Jamaica 1,204,303
Namibia 1,174,846
Armenia 1,007,320
Albania 971,992
Costa Rica 905,771
Jordan 904,697
Mauritius 745,691
North Macedonia 734,232
Botswana 725,903
Guyana 592,780
Lebanon 565,803
Equatorial Guinea 438,133
Fiji 386,601
Maldives 302,343
Belize 219,348
Gabon 218,584
Suriname 209,339
Montenegro 194,083
Samoa 186,169
St. Lucia 145,693
Tonga 82,813
Grenada 79,421
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 47,391
Dominica 20,447
Marshall Islands 8,875
American Samoa 5,606
Tuvalu 3,847
South Africa Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 18,837,844 31.18 -0.67%
2022 18,965,399 31.67 -0.69%
2021 19,096,392 32.15 -0.52%
2020 19,196,477 32.65 -0.29%
2019 19,252,374 33.14 -0.21%
2018 19,291,920 33.65 -0.26%
2017 19,342,973 34.15 -1.09%
2016 19,555,396 34.66 -0.50%
2015 19,652,884 35.17 0.62%
2014 19,531,882 35.69 0.13%
2013 19,506,020 36.21 -0.07%
2012 19,519,108 36.73 -0.09%
2011 19,537,236 37.25 -0.14%
2010 19,565,379 37.78 -0.20%
2009 19,605,061 38.31 -0.19%
2008 19,642,795 38.85 -0.24%
2007 19,690,462 39.38 -0.35%
2006 19,758,594 39.92 -0.38%
2005 19,834,298 40.46 -0.39%
2004 19,911,388 41.01 -0.39%
2003 19,989,156 41.55 -0.39%
2002 20,066,451 42.10 -0.34%
2001 20,134,972 42.63 -0.23%
2000 20,180,731 43.11 -0.14%
1999 20,209,901 43.59 0.01%
1998 20,207,050 44.07 0.16%
1997 20,174,942 44.55 0.31%
1996 20,112,460 45.03 0.46%
1995 20,019,826 45.51 0.59%
1994 19,901,541 46.00 0.69%
1993 19,765,399 46.48 0.78%
1992 19,611,686 46.96 1.03%
1991 19,410,614 47.45 1.47%
1990 19,126,479 47.96 1.98%
1989 18,752,378 48.50 2.26%
1988 18,333,458 49.03 2.39%
1987 17,901,103 49.56 2.43%
1986 17,472,051 50.10 2.22%
1985 17,088,451 50.63 2.40%
1984 16,682,950 50.91 2.47%
1983 16,276,095 51.08 2.36%
1982 15,897,127 51.24 2.26%
1981 15,542,257 51.41 2.25%
1980 15,195,825 51.58 2.49%
1979 14,822,295 51.65 2.54%
1978 14,449,835 51.71 2.58%
1977 14,081,628 51.77 2.57%
1976 13,725,004 51.83 2.57%
1975 13,376,443 51.89 2.64%
1974 13,027,761 51.95 2.69%
1973 12,681,589 52.01 2.73%
1972 12,340,050 52.07 2.74%
1971 12,006,521 52.13 2.81%
1970 11,674,243 52.19 2.81%
1969 11,350,436 52.30 2.84%
1968 11,032,588 52.41 2.87%
1967 10,720,504 52.52 2.87%
1966 10,416,940 52.64 2.88%
1965 10,121,629 52.75 2.88%
1964 9,834,713 52.87 2.85%
1963 9,558,766 52.98 2.82%
1962 9,293,113 53.09 2.77%
1961 9,039,584 53.21 2.47%
1960 8,818,777 53.38 %