South Africa vs Yemen: Population ages 05-09, female
South Africa
2.75 million
in 2025
Yemen
2.80 million
in 2025
South Africa rank
25th
Yemen rank
24th
Population ages 05-09, female over time
- South Africa
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 2.80 million against 2.75 million in South Africa, a difference of 57,000.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 25th 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 | 1.28 million | 395,544 | 887,726 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1.74 million | 584,610 | 1.15 million | South Africa |
| 1980s | 2.21 million | 891,067 | 1.31 million | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2.80 million | 1.36 million | 1.44 million | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.50 million | 1.70 million | 806,697 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.62 million | 2.08 million | 535,692 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.65 million | 2.58 million | 65,653 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, female, South Africa or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 2.80 million against 2.75 million in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, female between South Africa and Yemen?
- 57,000, 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 05-09, female?
- South Africa ranks 25th and Yemen 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 05-09, 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 5 to 9.