Japan vs South Africa: Population ages 0-14, total
Japan
13.86 million
in 2025
South Africa
16.66 million
in 2025
Japan rank
29th
South Africa rank
26th
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 16.66 million against 13.86 million in Japan, a difference of 2.79 million.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 26th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.26 million | 7.96 million | 17.30 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 26.10 million | 10.63 million | 15.47 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 25.93 million | 13.56 million | 12.37 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 20.04 million | 16.37 million | 3.67 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 17.68 million | 15.63 million | 2.04 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 16.42 million | 15.91 million | 501,000 | Japan |
| 2020s | 14.66 million | 16.47 million | 1.82 million | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Japan or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 16.66 million against 13.86 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Japan and South Africa?
- 2.79 million, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- Japan ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 26th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.