As of 2022, over 998 thousand births were registered in South Africa, which demonstrates a decrease from close to 1.1 million registered births in the previous year. During the period in review, the number of births was highest in 2003 and lowest in 2016 at almost 1.7 million and 969 thousand births, respectively.
Total number of birth registrations in South Africa from 1999 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
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Statistics South Africa. (December 13, 2023). Total number of birth registrations in South Africa from 1999 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446322/total-number-of-birth-registrations-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. "Total number of birth registrations in South Africa from 1999 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446322/total-number-of-birth-registrations-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. (2023). Total number of birth registrations in South Africa from 1999 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446322/total-number-of-birth-registrations-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. "Total Number of Birth Registrations in South Africa from 1999 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446322/total-number-of-birth-registrations-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa, Total number of birth registrations in South Africa from 1999 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446322/total-number-of-birth-registrations-in-south-africa/ (last visited January 04, 2025)
Total number of birth registrations in South Africa from 1999 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics South Africa, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446322/total-number-of-birth-registrations-in-south-africa/
