Urban population as a percentage of total population reached 67.8% in 2021 in South Africa, according to the National Statistical Office. This is 0.732% more than in the previous year.
Historically, urban population as a percentage of total population in South Africa reached an all time high of 67.8% in 2021 and an all time low of 46.6% in 1960.
South Africa has been ranked 77th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population as a percentage of total population.
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