Low income vs South Africa: Population ages 20-24, female
Low income
35.98 million
in 2025
South Africa
2.53 million
in 2025
Low income rank
23rd
South Africa rank
22nd
Population ages 20-24, female over time
- Low income
- South Africa
How they compare
Low income currently reports 35.98 million against 2.53 million in South Africa, a difference of 33.45 million.
That makes Low income's figure about 14.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 22nd of 43 groups.
Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.65 million | 800,795 | 5.85 million | Low income |
| 1970s | 8.19 million | 1.11 million | 7.08 million | Low income |
| 1980s | 10.99 million | 1.55 million | 9.43 million | Low income |
| 1990s | 14.53 million | 2.06 million | 12.47 million | Low income |
| 2000s | 19.23 million | 2.60 million | 16.63 million | Low income |
| 2010s | 26.29 million | 2.74 million | 23.55 million | Low income |
| 2020s | 33.54 million | 2.58 million | 30.96 million | Low income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, Low income or South Africa?
- Low income, at 35.98 million against 2.53 million in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between Low income and South Africa?
- 33.45 million, with Low income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Low income and South Africa rank globally for population ages 20-24, female?
- Low income ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 22nd of 43 groups.
- 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 20-24, 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 20 to 24.