South Africa Statistics

Population	47.7 illion
Population annual growth rate	1.1%
Urban population	60%
Major ethnic and linguistic groups	Black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5%
Languages	IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2%
Religion	Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1%
Life expectancy (at birth)	50 years
Infant mortality (under one)	56 per 1,000 live births
Under five mortality	69 per 1,000 live births
Maternal mortality rate	150 per 100,000 live births
Adult HIV prevalence rate (ages 15-49)	18.8%
Percentage population with access to safe drinking water	88%
Adult literacy rate	82%
Gross Domestic Product (US$ billions)	255
Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (US$)	5390
Proportion of population living on below $1 a day	11%

Source: World Bank, CIA World Factbook and Unicef's State of the World's Children 2008