Population:
43,930,631 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.62% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
33.58 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
7.53 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
0.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
47.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
65.11 years
male:
62.37 years
female:
67.94 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.37 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
South African(s)
adjective:
South African
Ethnic divisions:
black 75.2%, white 13.6%, Colored 8.6%, Indian 2.6%
Religions:
Christian (most whites and Coloreds and about 60% of blacks), Hindu
(60% of Indians), Muslim 2%
Languages:
eleven official languages, including Afrikaans, English, Ndebele,
Pedi, Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
total population:
76%
male:
78%
female:
75%
Labor force:
13.4 million economically active (1990)
by occupation:
services 35%, agriculture 30%, industry 20%, mining 9%, other 6%