South Africa

Republic of South Africa · Capital: Pretoria

The continent's most industrialized economy, South Africa ended white-minority apartheid rule in 1994 to become a multiracial democracy.

Population

64,007,1872024

GDP / Capita

$6,2672024

GDP

$401.1 billion2024

Unemployment

32.3%2024

Total Area

1,219,090 sq km2023

Life Expectancy

66.3 yrs2024

Key Indicators

World Bank · latest available

64,007,187

Population

World Bank · 2024

$6,267

GDP per Capita

World Bank · 2024

$401.1 billion

Gross Domestic Product

World Bank · 2024

32.3%

Unemployment

World Bank · 2024

1,219,090 sq km

Total Area

World Bank · 2023

66.3 yrs

Life Expectancy at Birth

World Bank · 2024

63.7%

Urban Population

World Bank · 2024

24.2

Infant Mortality

World Bank · 2024

91.2%

Literacy

World Bank · 2024

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