Soweto, South Africa — statistics
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The main milestones of Soweto, South Africa population
| 1951 | 400,000 |
| 1960 | 500,000 |
| 1968 | 600,000 |
| 1973 | 700,000 |
| 1979 | 800,000 |
| 1983 | 900,000 |
| 1987 | 1,000,000 |
| 2034 | 2,000,000 |
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The ratio of men and women in Soweto, South Africa
| Male | 899,753 | 49% |
| Female | 930,022 | 51% |
Current ratio of men and women in absolute and relative values in Soweto, South Africa. If you are interested in the answer to the question "How many men and women are there in Soweto, South Africa?" you've come to the right place!
Sources of our data about Soweto, South Africa
The main sources of data on the population and other in Soweto, South Africa:
- United Nations (UN) Soweto, South Africa statistic;
- World Bank Soweto, South Africa statistic
- World Health Organization (WHO) Soweto, South Africa statistic;
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Soweto, South Africa population, demographics, and projections to 2100
This graph provides information about the dynamics of changes in the quantitative composition of Soweto, South Africa population: the Total number of inhabitants, the number of men, the number of women, and the average age of Soweto, South Africa inhabitants.
In the table, we present similar data, taking into account the projections until 2100.
| Year | Population | Male | Female | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 399,809 | 201,449 | 198,359 | 21 |
| 1951 | 408,419 | 205,555 | 202,864 | — |
| 1952 | 417,347 | 209,789 | 207,557 | — |
| 1953 | 426,597 | 214,169 | 212,427 | — |
| 1954 | 436,178 | 218,711 | 217,467 | — |
| 1955 | 446,104 | 223,429 | 222,675 | 21 |
| 1956 | 456,392 | 228,336 | 228,055 | — |
| 1957 | 467,065 | 233,448 | 233,617 | — |
| 1958 | 478,148 | 238,774 | 239,373 | — |
| 1959 | 489,667 | 244,326 | 245,340 | — |
| 1960 | 501,647 | 250,114 | 251,533 | 20 |
| 1961 | 514,106 | 256,146 | 257,960 | — |
| 1962 | 527,050 | 262,429 | 264,620 | — |
| 1963 | 540,469 | 268,970 | 271,499 | — |
| 1964 | 554,349 | 275,773 | 278,576 | — |
| 1965 | 568,681 | 282,842 | 285,839 | 19 |
| 1966 | 583,450 | 290,172 | 293,277 | — |
| 1967 | 598,664 | 297,763 | 300,901 | — |
| 1968 | 614,367 | 305,629 | 308,737 | — |
| 1969 | 630,617 | 313,790 | 316,826 | — |
| 1970 | 647,448 | 322,254 | 325,194 | 19 |
| 1971 | 664,917 | 331,050 | 333,866 | — |
| 1972 | 682,996 | 340,163 | 342,833 | — |
| 1973 | 701,524 | 349,494 | 352,030 | — |
| 1974 | 720,283 | 358,913 | 361,369 | — |
| 1975 | 739,136 | 368,337 | 370,798 | 19 |
| 1976 | 757,961 | 377,691 | 380,270 | — |
| 1977 | 776,855 | 387,027 | 389,827 | — |
| 1978 | 796,159 | 396,553 | 399,606 | — |
| 1979 | 816,353 | 406,553 | 409,800 | — |
| 1980 | 837,753 | 417,218 | 420,534 | 19 |
| 1981 | 860,527 | 428,643 | 431,884 | — |
| 1982 | 884,506 | 440,721 | 443,784 | — |
| 1983 | 909,245 | 453,187 | 456,058 | — |
| 1984 | 934,118 | 465,666 | 468,451 | — |
| 1985 | 958,681 | 477,890 | 480,790 | 20 |
| 1986 | 982,651 | 489,718 | 492,933 | — |
| 1987 | 1,006,172 | 501,229 | 504,943 | — |
| 1988 | 1,029,734 | 512,648 | 517,086 | — |
| 1989 | 1,054,059 | 524,313 | 529,745 | — |
| 1990 | 1,079,594 | 536,442 | 543,151 | 20 |
| 1991 | 1,106,538 | 549,116 | 557,422 | — |
| 1992 | 1,134,515 | 562,172 | 572,343 | — |
| 1993 | 1,162,712 | 575,293 | 587,418 | — |
| 1994 | 1,190,004 | 588,038 | 601,965 | — |
| 1995 | 1,215,576 | 600,086 | 615,490 | 21 |
| 1996 | 1,239,199 | 611,358 | 627,841 | — |
| 1997 | 1,261,097 | 621,943 | 639,153 | — |
| 1998 | 1,281,480 | 631,904 | 649,575 | — |
| 1999 | 1,300,734 | 641,363 | 659,370 | — |
| 2000 | 1,319,191 | 650,435 | 668,756 | 23 |
| 2001 | 1,336,897 | 659,131 | 677,766 | — |
| 2002 | 1,353,902 | 667,490 | 686,412 | — |
| 2003 | 1,370,573 | 675,698 | 694,875 | — |
| 2004 | 1,387,366 | 683,992 | 703,373 | — |
| 2005 | 1,404,645 | 692,558 | 712,086 | 24 |
| 2006 | 1,422,507 | 701,437 | 721,069 | — |
| 2007 | 1,440,997 | 710,642 | 730,355 | — |
| 2008 | 1,460,351 | 720,285 | 740,065 | — |
| 2009 | 1,480,814 | 730,490 | 750,324 | — |
| 2010 | 1,502,522 | 741,316 | 761,205 | 25 |
| 2011 | 1,525,603 | 752,832 | 772,771 | — |
| 2012 | 1,549,920 | 764,958 | 784,962 | — |
| 2013 | 1,574,987 | 777,424 | 797,563 | — |
| 2014 | 1,600,130 | 789,855 | 810,275 | — |
| 2015 | 1,624,837 | 801,969 | 822,867 | 26 |
| 2016 | 1,648,930 | 813,666 | 835,264 | — |
| 2017 | 1,672,461 | 824,982 | 847,479 | — |
| 2018 | 1,695,425 | 835,943 | 859,481 | — |
| 2019 | 1,717,889 | 846,628 | 871,261 | — |
| 2020 | 1,739,904 | 857,093 | 882,811 | 28 |
| 2021 | 1,761,416 | 867,320 | 894,096 | — |
| 2022 | 1,782,367 | 877,275 | 905,091 | — |
| 2023 | 1,802,801 | 886,976 | 915,825 | — |
| 2024 | 1,822,795 | 896,452 | 926,342 | 28 |
| 2025 | 1,842,405 | 905,725 | 936,679 | 29 |
| 2026 | 1,861,641 | 914,802 | 946,838 | — |
| 2027 | 1,880,494 | 923,683 | 956,811 | — |
| 2028 | 1,898,979 | 932,375 | 966,604 | — |
| 2029 | 1,917,116 | 940,888 | 976,227 | — |
| 2030 | 1,934,915 | 949,228 | 985,686 | 30 |
| 2031 | 1,952,387 | 957,400 | 994,987 | — |
| 2032 | 1,969,535 | 965,405 | 1,004,129 | — |
| 2033 | 1,986,347 | 973,239 | 1,013,108 | — |
| 2034 | 2,002,807 | 980,892 | 1,021,915 | — |
| 2035 | 2,018,902 | 988,357 | 1,030,544 | 30 |
| 2036 | 2,034,626 | 995,633 | 1,038,993 | — |
| 2037 | 2,049,985 | 1,002,721 | 1,047,263 | — |
| 2038 | 2,064,979 | 1,009,623 | 1,055,355 | — |
| 2039 | 2,079,615 | 1,016,344 | 1,063,271 | — |
| 2040 | 2,093,895 | 1,022,885 | 1,071,009 | 32 |
| 2041 | 2,107,817 | 1,029,247 | 1,078,569 | — |
| 2042 | 2,121,373 | 1,035,425 | 1,085,948 | — |
| 2043 | 2,134,552 | 1,041,411 | 1,093,141 | — |
| 2044 | 2,147,343 | 1,047,197 | 1,100,145 | — |
| 2045 | 2,159,733 | 1,052,777 | 1,106,956 | 33 |
| 2046 | 2,171,719 | 1,058,147 | 1,113,572 | — |
| 2047 | 2,183,295 | 1,063,306 | 1,119,988 | — |
| 2048 | 2,194,447 | 1,068,248 | 1,126,199 | — |
| 2049 | 2,205,161 | 1,072,966 | 1,132,195 | — |
| 2050 | 2,215,424 | 1,077,455 | 1,137,969 | 34 |
| 2051 | 2,225,234 | 1,081,714 | 1,143,520 | — |
| 2052 | 2,234,590 | 1,085,745 | 1,148,844 | — |
| 2053 | 2,243,489 | 1,089,548 | 1,153,940 | — |
| 2054 | 2,251,933 | 1,093,128 | 1,158,804 | — |
| 2055 | 2,259,923 | 1,096,488 | 1,163,434 | 35 |
| 2056 | 2,267,461 | 1,099,630 | 1,167,831 | — |
| 2057 | 2,274,554 | 1,102,560 | 1,171,994 | — |
| 2058 | 2,281,213 | 1,105,284 | 1,175,928 | — |
| 2059 | 2,287,453 | 1,107,814 | 1,179,638 | — |
| 2060 | 2,293,287 | 1,110,158 | 1,183,129 | 36 |
| 2061 | 2,298,727 | 1,112,323 | 1,186,404 | — |
| 2062 | 2,303,782 | 1,114,315 | 1,189,467 | — |
| 2063 | 2,308,468 | 1,116,144 | 1,192,324 | — |
| 2064 | 2,312,800 | 1,117,819 | 1,194,980 | — |
| 2065 | 2,316,793 | 1,119,350 | 1,197,442 | 37 |
| 2066 | 2,320,460 | 1,120,744 | 1,199,716 | — |
| 2067 | 2,323,817 | 1,122,008 | 1,201,808 | — |
| 2068 | 2,326,880 | 1,123,153 | 1,203,727 | — |
| 2069 | 2,329,673 | 1,124,190 | 1,205,482 | — |
| 2070 | 2,332,210 | 1,125,128 | 1,207,082 | 37 |
| 2071 | 2,334,507 | 1,125,974 | 1,208,533 | — |
| 2072 | 2,336,574 | 1,126,731 | 1,209,843 | — |
| 2073 | 2,338,429 | 1,127,405 | 1,211,023 | — |
| 2074 | 2,340,090 | 1,128,002 | 1,212,087 | — |
| 2075 | 2,341,572 | 1,128,526 | 1,213,045 | 38 |
| 2076 | 2,342,886 | 1,128,980 | 1,213,905 | — |
| 2077 | 2,344,036 | 1,129,366 | 1,214,669 | — |
| 2078 | 2,345,022 | 1,129,679 | 1,215,343 | — |
| 2079 | 2,345,847 | 1,129,915 | 1,215,931 | — |
| 2080 | 2,346,505 | 1,130,068 | 1,216,436 | 39 |
| 2081 | 2,347,001 | 1,130,139 | 1,216,861 | — |
| 2082 | 2,347,338 | 1,130,130 | 1,217,208 | — |
| 2083 | 2,347,508 | 1,130,036 | 1,217,471 | — |
| 2084 | 2,347,502 | 1,129,855 | 1,217,647 | — |
| 2085 | 2,347,315 | 1,129,584 | 1,217,731 | 40 |
| 2086 | 2,346,946 | 1,129,224 | 1,217,721 | — |
| 2087 | 2,346,395 | 1,128,777 | 1,217,618 | — |
| 2088 | 2,345,660 | 1,128,244 | 1,217,416 | — |
| 2089 | 2,344,737 | 1,127,629 | 1,217,107 | — |
| 2090 | 2,343,621 | 1,126,935 | 1,216,685 | 40 |
| 2091 | 2,342,315 | 1,126,167 | 1,216,148 | — |
| 2092 | 2,340,824 | 1,125,327 | 1,215,497 | — |
| 2093 | 2,339,155 | 1,124,421 | 1,214,734 | — |
| 2094 | 2,337,315 | 1,123,453 | 1,213,862 | — |
| 2095 | 2,335,313 | 1,122,430 | 1,212,883 | 41 |
| 2096 | 2,333,158 | 1,121,358 | 1,211,800 | — |
| 2097 | 2,330,859 | 1,120,244 | 1,210,614 | — |
| 2098 | 2,328,423 | 1,119,098 | 1,209,325 | — |
| 2099 | 2,325,859 | 1,117,927 | 1,207,931 | — |
| 2100 | 2,323,175 | 1,116,742 | 1,206,432 | 41 |