South African population grew to 62 million last year: census

The population of South Africa has grown to 62 million since 2011, according to the latest data released on Tuesday. The statistics showed that over 2.4 million migrants were in South Africa last year, with the highest percentage coming from neighboring Zimbabwe at 45.5%, followed by Mozambique and Lesotho. This was only the fourth census since the first democratic elections after the end of apartheid in 1994