Lower middle income vs South Africa: Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate
Lower middle income
-0.31 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Africa
2.82 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
12th
South Africa rank
9th
Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate over time
- Lower middle income
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.82 % change on previous year against -0.31 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 3.13 % change on previous year.
That makes South Africa's figure about 9.1 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 9th of 43 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.78 % change on previous year | 3.16 % change on previous year | 0.3759 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1970s | 2.26 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | 0.6807 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1980s | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 0.0413 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.6 % change on previous year | 0.8273 % change on previous year | 0.7756 % change on previous year | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 1.08 % change on previous year | -1.55 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 0.5689 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | 0.7936 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.0808 % change on previous year | 0.0434 % change on previous year | 0.1242 % change on previous year | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate, Lower middle income or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.82 % change on previous year against -0.31 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate between Lower middle income and South Africa?
- 3.13 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and South Africa rank globally for population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate?
- Lower middle income ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 9th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 05-09, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.