South Africa vs Yemen: Population ages 0-14, total
South Africa
16.66 million
in 2025
Yemen
17.14 million
in 2025
South Africa rank
26th
Yemen rank
24th
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- South Africa
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 17.14 million against 16.66 million in South Africa, a difference of 480,600.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 24th of 218 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.96 million | 2.55 million | 5.40 million | South Africa |
| 1970s | 10.63 million | 3.71 million | 6.92 million | South Africa |
| 1980s | 13.56 million | 5.65 million | 7.92 million | South Africa |
| 1990s | 16.37 million | 8.33 million | 8.04 million | South Africa |
| 2000s | 15.63 million | 10.51 million | 5.12 million | South Africa |
| 2010s | 15.91 million | 12.96 million | 2.95 million | South Africa |
| 2020s | 16.47 million | 16.03 million | 448,767 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, South Africa or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 17.14 million against 16.66 million in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between South Africa and Yemen?
- 480,600, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Yemen rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- South Africa ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 24th of 218 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.