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People And SocietyNationality
Noun South African(s)
Adjective South African Ethnic groups
Black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5% (2001 census) Languages
IsiZulu (official) 23.82%, IsiXhosa (official) 17.64%, Afrikaans (official) 13.35%, Sepedi (offcial) 9.39%, English (official) 8.2%, Setswana (official) 8.2%, Sesotho (official) 7.93%, Xitsonga (official) 4.44%, siSwati (official) 2.66%, Tshivenda (official) 2.28%, isiNdebele (official) 1.59%, other 0.5% (2001 census) Religions
Protestant 36.6% (Zionist Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%), Catholic 7.1%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census) Population World Ranking: 26
48,810,427 (July 2012 est.)
Note Estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected Age structure
0-14 years
28.5% (male 6,998,726/female 6,959,542) 15-64 years 65.8% (male 16,287,314/female 15,972,046) 65 years and over 5.7% (male 1,125,709/female 1,660,694) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 25.3 years
Male 25 years Female 25.6 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 217
-0.412% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 93
19.32 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 1
17.23 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 197
-6.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population Note There is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 62% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 1.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
Johannesburg 3.607 million; Cape Town 3.353 million; Ekurhuleni (East Rand) 3.144 million; Durban 2.837 million; PRETORIA (capital) 1.404 million (2009) Sex ratio
At birth 1.02 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.67 male(s)/female Total population 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 40
300 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 55
Total 42.67 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 46.54 deaths/1,000 live births Female 38.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 219
Total population 49.41 years
Male 50.34 years Female 48.45 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 97
2.28 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 47
8.5% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
0.77 physicians/1,000 population (2004) Hospital bed density
2.84 beds/1,000 population (2005) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 4
17.8% (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 1
5.6 million (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths World Ranking: 1
310,000 (2009 est.)
Major infectious diseases
Degree of risk Intermediate
Food or waterborne diseases Bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever Water contact disease Schistosomiasis (2009)Education expenditures World Ranking: 47
5.4% of GDP (2009)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 86.4%Male 87% Female 85.7% (2003 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 13 years
Male 13 years Female 13 years (2004) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 3
Total 48.2%
Male 44.6% Female 52.5% (2009)
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