Africa's white rhino population rebounds for 1st time in a decade, new figures show There were 23,290 total rhinos at the end of 2022, a 5.2% increase from 2021.

For example, seniors make up 5.9% of South Africa’s population and children 28.6%. This compares with Russia’s 15.8% seniors and 17.2% children, and China’s 13.7% seniors and 17.7% children.

PRETORIA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - South Africa's population rose to 62 million people last year from 51.8 million in 2011, according to census data from the statistics agency released on Tuesday.

According to government statistics, the vast majority of private farmland in South Africa — some 72% — is still owned by the country's white minority, which makes up around 7% of the population.

A report titled South African Age-Sex Structure, 1996-2022: Is the Population Ageing? revealed that South Africa's population of those who are 60 years and older is growing nationwide.

Now, more than 100 years later, Black people make up 81% of South Africa’s population of 63 million, yet only own 4% of private land, according to a government land audit conducted in 2017.