Total: 23.98 years Male: 23.12 years Female: 24.86 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.31% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
18.48 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
21.32 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Migration rate:
-0.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
At birth: 1.02 male(s)/female Under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female Total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
Total: 61.81 deaths/1,000 live births Male: 65.6 deaths/1,000 live births Female: 57.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
Total population: 43.27 years Male: 43.47 years Female: 43.06 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.24 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Nationality:
Noun: South African(s) Adjective: South African
Ethnic groups:
Black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5% (2001 census)
Religions:
Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, other Christian 36%, Islam 1.5%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census)
Languages:
IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% (2001 census)
Literacy:
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write Total population: 86.4% Male: 87% Female: 85.7% (2003 est.)
