Population density reached 43.2 km per capita in 2015 in South Africa, according to Faostat. This is 1.53% more than in the previous year.
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.
South Africa has been ranked 123rd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density.
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