Population density rose 1.53% to 43.2 km per capita in South Africa in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in South Africa reached an all time high of 43.8 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 14.8 km per capita in 1961. When compared to South Africa's main peers, population density in Botswana amounted to 3.54 km per capita, 67.6 km per capita in Lesotho, 2.75 km per capita in Namibia and 71.6 km per capita in Swaziland in 2015.
South Africa has been ranked 123rd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Angola | km per capita | 15.2 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 17.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana | km per capita | 3.44 | 3.47 | 3.51 | 3.54 | 3.57 | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | km per capita | 65.5 | 66.2 | 66.8 | 67.6 | 68.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | km per capita | 29.7 | 30.5 | 31.3 | 32.0 | 32.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | km per capita | 2.60 | 2.65 | 2.69 | 2.74 | 2.80 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | km per capita | 41.3 | 41.9 | 42.5 | 43.1 | 43.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | km per capita | 68.2 | 69.4 | 70.5 | 71.6 | 72.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | km per capita | 17.3 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 19.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | km per capita | 33.3 | 33.8 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 36.6 |