KZN home to SA’s second largest population
Life expectancy at birth for 2019 is estimated at 61, 5 years for males and 67, 7 years for females.
SOUTH Africa’s mid-year population is estimated to have increased to 58, 78 million in 2019, according to a report released by Statistics South Africa on Monday.
Gauteng continues to record the largest share of South Africa’s population, with approximately 15, 2 million people (25, 8 per cent) living in the province.
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The second largest population with approximately 11, 3 million people was recorded in KwaZulu-Natal. Northern Cape maintained its status as the province with the lowest population in the country with a population estimated at 1, 26 million people.
The report indicates that approximately 51, 2per cent (approximately 30 million) of the population is female. According to the report about 28, 8 per cent of the population is aged younger than 15 years and approximately 9, 0 per cent (5, 3 million) is 60 years or older.
Of those younger than 15 years of age, the majority reside in Gauteng (21, 5 per cent) and KwaZulu-Natal (21, 1 per cent). Of the elderly (those aged 60 years and older), the highest percentage 23, 9 per cent (1, 27 million) reside in Gauteng.
The proportion of elderly persons aged 60 and older is increasing over time.
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The report further shows that for the period 2016–2021, Gauteng and Western Cape are estimated to experience the largest inflow of migrants of approximately, 1 643 590 and 493 621 respectively.
Life expectancy at birth for 2019 is estimated at 61, 5 years for males and 67, 7 years for females.
The infant mortality rate for 2019 is estimated at 22,1deaths per 1 000 live births.
The estimated overall HIV prevalence rate is approximately 13, 5 per cent among the South African population.
The total number of people living with HIV (PLWHIV) is estimated at approximately 7, 97 million in 2019. For adults aged 15–49 years, an estimated 19, 07 per cent of the population is HIV positive.
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