Iraq vs South Africa: Population ages 00-04, female
Iraq
2.76 million
in 2025
South Africa
2.91 million
in 2025
Iraq rank
26th
South Africa rank
24th
Population ages 00-04, female over time
- Iraq
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.91 million against 2.76 million in Iraq, a difference of 151,790.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Iraq ranks 26th and South Africa 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 | Iraq | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 687,059 | 1.54 million | 853,353 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1.04 million | 2.02 million | 980,312 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.32 million | 2.57 million | 1.25 million | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.71 million | 2.72 million | 1.01 million | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.12 million | 2.49 million | 368,942 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.67 million | 2.77 million | 99,052 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.71 million | 2.88 million | 171,802 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 00-04, female, Iraq or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.91 million against 2.76 million in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 00-04, female between Iraq and South Africa?
- 151,790, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for population ages 00-04, female?
- Iraq ranks 26th 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.