Urban population, total in South Africa
South Africa: Urban population, total was 0.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Urban population, total in South Africa, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.7% for urban population, total in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, total in South Africa peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1995.
That places South Africa 43rd out of 103 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Urban population, total in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
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More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, total in South Africa?
- Urban population, total in South Africa was 0.7% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest urban population, total recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
- How does South Africa rank for urban population, total?
- South Africa ranks 43rd out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is urban population, total rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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