Iraq vs South Africa: Population ages 00-04, male
Iraq
2.90 million
in 2025
South Africa
2.98 million
in 2025
Iraq rank
26th
South Africa rank
24th
Population ages 00-04, male over time
- Iraq
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.98 million against 2.90 million in Iraq, a difference of 73,190.
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 | 716,295 | 1.58 million | 864,842 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1.09 million | 2.08 million | 989,060 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.39 million | 2.65 million | 1.26 million | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.79 million | 2.80 million | 1.01 million | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.23 million | 2.57 million | 346,212 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.82 million | 2.87 million | 50,155 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.85 million | 2.92 million | 67,772 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 00-04, male, Iraq or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.98 million against 2.90 million in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 00-04, male between Iraq and South Africa?
- 73,190, 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, male?
- 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 0 to 4.