S. Africa’s Population Growth Rate Slows, HIV Prevalence Rises
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South Africa’s population growth rate has slowed for at least the 10th consecutive year, with the number of people in the country rising by 1.1 percent to 50.59 million people by mid-2011 from mid-2010, Statistics South Africa said on its website today.
The growth rate slowed from 1.12 percent the year earlier, the Pretoria-based agency said.