South Africa vs Yemen: Population ages 05-09, male
South Africa
2.76 million
in 2025
Yemen
2.95 million
in 2025
South Africa rank
26th
Yemen rank
23rd
Population ages 05-09, male over time
- South Africa
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 2.95 million against 2.76 million in South Africa, a difference of 189,940.
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 26th and Yemen ranks 23rd 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 | 1.32 million | 396,169 | 920,725 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1.78 million | 598,617 | 1.18 million | South Africa |
| 1980s | 2.27 million | 929,776 | 1.34 million | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2.88 million | 1.42 million | 1.46 million | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.58 million | 1.78 million | 800,300 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.69 million | 2.18 million | 509,345 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.67 million | 2.71 million | 42,708 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, male, South Africa or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 2.95 million against 2.76 million in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, male between South Africa and Yemen?
- 189,940, 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, male?
- South Africa ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 23rd 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, 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 5 to 9.