The population density in South Africa saw no significant changes in 2021 in comparison to the previous year 2020 and remained at around 48.96 inhabitants per square kilometer. Still, the population density reached its highest value in the observed period in 2021. Population density refers to the average number of residents per square kilometer of land across a given country or region. It is calculated by dividing the total midyear population by the total land area.
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). South Africa: Population density from 2011 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/971524/population-density-in-south-africa/
World Bank. "South Africa: Population density from 2011 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer)." Chart. October 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971524/population-density-in-south-africa/
World Bank. (2024). South Africa: Population density from 2011 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971524/population-density-in-south-africa/
World Bank. "South Africa: Population Density from 2011 to 2021 (Inhabitants per Square Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/971524/population-density-in-south-africa/
World Bank, South Africa: Population density from 2011 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/971524/population-density-in-south-africa/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
South Africa: Population density from 2011 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer) [Graph], World Bank, October 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/971524/population-density-in-south-africa/
