In mid-2024, South Africa’s population was estimated at about 63 million.... According to the 2022 census, there were about 2.4 million international migrants in South Africa. The share of immigrants ...

In March 2025, 30.4 million people (55.5% of the population) were living below the upperpoverty line of R1,634 per month. Of these, 13.8 million (25.2%) were living below the food poverty line of R796 ...

At the end of February 2025, a total of 19.2 million social grants were paid to 12.1 million beneficiaries.

The official unemployment rate (Q4 2024) was 31.9%, which refers to those actively seeking work. The expanded rate, which includes discouraged job seekers, was 41.9%.