Iran vs South Africa: Population ages 00-04, female
Iran
2.88 million
in 2025
South Africa
2.91 million
in 2025
Iran rank
25th
South Africa rank
24th
Population ages 00-04, female over time
- Iran
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.91 million against 2.88 million in Iran, a difference of 36,920.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.17 million | 1.54 million | 629,158 | Iran |
| 1970s | 2.74 million | 2.02 million | 716,717 | Iran |
| 1980s | 4.36 million | 2.57 million | 1.79 million | Iran |
| 1990s | 3.83 million | 2.72 million | 1.11 million | Iran |
| 2000s | 2.70 million | 2.49 million | 214,834 | Iran |
| 2010s | 3.44 million | 2.77 million | 666,886 | Iran |
| 2020s | 3.13 million | 2.88 million | 247,290 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 00-04, female, Iran or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.91 million against 2.88 million in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 00-04, female between Iran and South Africa?
- 36,920, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iran and South Africa rank globally for population ages 00-04, female?
- Iran ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 24th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 00-04, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 0 to 4.