What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita recorded in South Africa?

The highest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 No per person in 2025.

What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita recorded in South Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 No per person in 1985.

How does South Africa rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita?

South Africa ranks 89th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.

Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this South Africa data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita in South Africa

Name: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita in South Africa
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

South Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita was 0.0007 1000 No per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.0007 1000 No per person

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

89th

of 190 countries

All-time high

0.0007 1000 No per person

in 2025

All-time low

0.0005 1000 No per person

in 1985

Years of data

1960–2025

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per person.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.0007 1000 No per person for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0007 1000 No per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 No per person, in 1985.

That places South Africa 89th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita in South Africa, 1960 to 2025.
Year	1000 No per person	Change
1960	0.0005 1000 No per person	—
1961	0.0005 1000 No per person	+0.2%
1962	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.1%
1963	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.1%
1964	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.1%
1965	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.1%
1966	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.2%
1967	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.2%
1968	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.2%
1969	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.1%
1970	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.1%
1971	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.0%
1972	0.0005 1000 No per person	+0.1%
1973	0.0005 1000 No per person	+0.0%
1974	0.0005 1000 No per person	+0.0%
1975	0.0005 1000 No per person	+0.0%
1976	0.0005 1000 No per person	+0.0%
1977	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.0%
1978	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.1%
1979	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.1%
1980	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.4%
1981	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.5%
1982	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.5%
1983	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.6%
1984	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.7%
1985	0.0005 1000 No per person	-0.4%
1986	0.0005 1000 No per person	+0.1%
1987	0.0005 1000 No per person	+0.1%
1988	0.0005 1000 No per person	+0.1%
1989	0.0005 1000 No per person	+0.2%
1990	0.0005 1000 No per person	+0.5%
1991	0.0005 1000 No per person	+1.0%
1992	0.0005 1000 No per person	+1.5%
1993	0.0005 1000 No per person	+1.3%
1994	0.0005 1000 No per person	+1.5%
1995	0.0005 1000 No per person	+1.8%
1996	0.0005 1000 No per person	+1.5%
1997	0.0005 1000 No per person	+1.4%
1998	0.0005 1000 No per person	+1.3%
1999	0.0005 1000 No per person	+1.3%
2000	0.0006 1000 No per person	+1.4%
2001	0.0006 1000 No per person	+1.4%
2002	0.0006 1000 No per person	+1.4%
2003	0.0006 1000 No per person	+1.3%
2004	0.0006 1000 No per person	+1.2%
2005	0.0006 1000 No per person	+1.1%
2006	0.0006 1000 No per person	+1.0%
2007	0.0006 1000 No per person	+0.9%
2008	0.0006 1000 No per person	+0.8%
2009	0.0006 1000 No per person	+0.8%
2010	0.0006 1000 No per person	+0.9%
2011	0.0006 1000 No per person	+0.9%
2012	0.0006 1000 No per person	+0.8%
2013	0.0006 1000 No per person	+0.6%
2014	0.0006 1000 No per person	+0.6%
2015	0.0006 1000 No per person	+0.2%
2016	0.0006 1000 No per person	+1.2%
2017	0.0006 1000 No per person	+1.4%
2018	0.0006 1000 No per person	+0.3%
2019	0.0007 1000 No per person	+0.3%
2020	0.0007 1000 No per person	+0.2%
2021	0.0007 1000 No per person	+0.3%
2022	0.0007 1000 No per person	+0.4%
2023	0.0007 1000 No per person	+0.4%
2024	0.0007 1000 No per person	+0.4%
2025	0.0007 1000 No per person	+0.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0005 1000 No per person	0.0005 1000 No per person	0.0005 1000 No per person	10
1970s	0.0005 1000 No per person	0.0005 1000 No per person	0.0005 1000 No per person	10
1980s	0.0005 1000 No per person	0.0005 1000 No per person	0.0005 1000 No per person	10
1990s	0.0005 1000 No per person	0.0005 1000 No per person	0.0005 1000 No per person	10
2000s	0.0006 1000 No per person	0.0006 1000 No per person	0.0006 1000 No per person	10
2010s	0.0006 1000 No per person	0.0006 1000 No per person	0.0007 1000 No per person	10
2020s	0.0007 1000 No per person	0.0007 1000 No per person	0.0007 1000 No per person	6

Countries ranked near South Africa

86 Latvia 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
87 Morocco 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
88 Lithuania 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
90 Mongolia 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
91 Ecuador 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
92 French Polynesia 0.0007 1000 No per person compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More work & labour data for South Africa

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2264 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.242 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2122 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8748 % change on previous year (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 58,057 1000 No (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,698 1000 No (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 49,126 1000 No (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 45,189 1000 No (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 94,314 1000 No (2100)

All data for South Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita in South Africa?: Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita in South Africa was 0.0007 1000 No per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita recorded in South Africa?: The highest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 No per person in 2025.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita recorded in South Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 No per person in 1985.
How does South Africa rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita?: South Africa ranks 89th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population ÷ Population, total

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita
Unit: 1000 No per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 192 places, 11,544 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.