South Africa vs Yemen: Population ages 00-04, male
South Africa
2.98 million
in 2025
Yemen
3.37 million
in 2025
South Africa rank
24th
Yemen rank
21st
Population ages 00-04, male over time
- South Africa
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 3.37 million against 2.98 million in South Africa, a difference of 387,730.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 24th and Yemen ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 6 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 million | 553,940 | 1.03 million | South Africa |
| 1970s | 2.08 million | 805,632 | 1.27 million | South Africa |
| 1980s | 2.65 million | 1.22 million | 1.43 million | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2.80 million | 1.68 million | 1.12 million | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.57 million | 1.98 million | 589,175 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.87 million | 2.51 million | 357,002 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.92 million | 3.18 million | 261,442 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 00-04, male, South Africa or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 3.37 million against 2.98 million in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 00-04, male between South Africa and Yemen?
- 387,730, 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 00-04, male?
- South Africa ranks 24th and Yemen ranks 21st 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.