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 is calculated by dividing the total population by the total land area, to show the average number of people living there per square kilometer of land.
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World Bank. (June 28, 2024). South Africa: Population density from 2011 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/971524/population-density-in-south-africa/
World Bank. "South Africa: Population density from 2011 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer)." Chart. June 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/971524/population-density-in-south-africa/
World Bank. "South Africa: Population Density from 2011 to 2021 (Inhabitants per Square Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/971524/population-density-in-south-africa/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
South Africa: Population density from 2011 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer) [Graph], World Bank, June 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/971524/population-density-in-south-africa/