SA population almost 50 million - 2009/07/27
Johannesburg - Statistics South Africa said on Monday that South Africa's 2009
mid-year population stood at 49.32 million.
For 2009, Stats SA estimated three variants of the population. The low variant
estimates the population at 48.88 million, and the high variant at 49.68 million.
The medium variant of the population, estimated at 49.32 million, should be
regarded as the best estimate of the 2009 mid-year population, it said.
Fifty-two percent, or approximately 25.45 million, of the population is female.
Of the total population, 79.3% is African, 9.0% is coloured, Indian/Asian is
2.6% and 9.1% is white.
Gauteng comprises the largest share of the South African population with approximately
10.53 million people (21.4%) living in this province. KwaZulu-Natal is the province
with the second-largest population, with 10.45 million people (21.2%).
With a population of approximately 1.15 million people (2.3%), Northern Cape
remains the province with the smallest share of the South African population.
Stats SA noted that nearly one-third (31.4%) of the population is aged younger
than 15 years and approximately 7.5% (3.7 million) is 60 years or older.
Of those younger than 15 years, approximately 23% (3.54 million) live in KwaZulu-
Natal and 17.9% (2.78 million) live in Gauteng.
Migration is an important demographic process in shaping the age structure
and distribution of the provincial populations, Stats SA noted.
For the period 2006?2011 it is estimated that approximately 390 000 people
will migrate from the Eastern Cape. Limpopo is estimated to experience a net
outmigration of nearly 200 000 people.
During the same period, Gauteng and Western Cape are estimated to experience
a net inflow of migrants of approximately 450 000 and 140 000 respectively.
Other information contained in the release shows that life expectancy at birth
is estimated at 53.5 years for males and 57.2 years for females.
The infant mortality rate is estimated at 45.7 per 1 000 live births.
The estimated overall HIV prevalence rate is approximately 10.6% and the total
number of people living with HIV is estimated at approximately 5.21 million.
For adults aged 15-49 years, an estimated 17% of the population is HIV positive.
For 2009, this release estimates that approximately 1.5 million people aged
15 and older and approximately 106 000 children would be in need of ART.
The total number of new HIV infections for 2009 is estimated at 413 000. Of
these, an estimated 59 000 will be among children
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