Age structure: 0-14 years: 35% (male 7,470,444; female 7,340,734) 15-64 years: 61% (male 12,729,753; female 12,891,969) 65 years and over : 4% (male 762,041; female 1,132,517) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.51% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 26.89 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 11.89 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 53.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population : 56.29 years male: 54.4 years female: 58.23 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.22 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun: South African(s) adjective: South African