Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in South Africa
South Africa: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 7.98 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in South Africa, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in South Africa is 7.98 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in South Africa peaked at 10.5 per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.55 per 100,000 people, in 2004.
South Africa ranks 123rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in South Africa, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.55 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 6.79 per 100,000 people | +49.4% |
| 2006 | 7.02 per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.72 per 100,000 people | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 7.47 per 100,000 people | +30.5% |
| 2009 | 8.83 per 100,000 people | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 9.52 per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 9.98 per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 9.66 per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 9.79 per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 10.5 per 100,000 people | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 10.04 per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 9.82 per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.16 per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 9.84 per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 9.23 per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 8.81 per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 8.89 per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 8.48 per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 8.08 per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 7.98 per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.73 per 100,000 people | 4.55 per 100,000 people | 8.83 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.85 per 100,000 people | 9.23 per 100,000 people | 10.5 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.45 per 100,000 people | 7.98 per 100,000 people | 8.89 per 100,000 people | 5 |
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- Manufacturing value added per capita 651.49 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 61 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28,570 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in South Africa?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in South Africa was 7.98 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5 per 100,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.55 per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does South Africa rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- South Africa ranks 123rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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