South Africa vs Turkey: Age population, age 15, female, interpolated
South Africa
540,082
in 2025
Turkey
643,876
in 2025
South Africa rank
22nd
Turkey rank
19th
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated over time
- South Africa
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 643,876 against 540,082 in South Africa, a difference of 103,794.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 19th of 218 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 202,343 | 309,628 | 107,285 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 271,162 | 431,236 | 160,074 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 359,595 | 545,476 | 185,881 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 454,522 | 634,826 | 180,305 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 562,798 | 618,837 | 56,039 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 490,220 | 634,183 | 143,963 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 531,102 | 624,299 | 93,197 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age population, age 15, female, interpolated, South Africa or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 643,876 against 540,082 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age population, age 15, female, interpolated between South Africa and Turkey?
- 103,794, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkey?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Turkey rank globally for age population, age 15, female, interpolated?
- South Africa ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 19th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as Age population, age 15, female, interpolated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.