Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, Myanmar or South Africa?

South Africa, at 2.53 million against 2.20 million in Myanmar as of 2025.

What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between Myanmar and South Africa?

333,310, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Myanmar vs South Africa: Population ages 20-24, female

Myanmar

2.20 million

in 2025

South Africa

2.53 million

in 2025

Myanmar rank

25th

South Africa rank

22nd

Population ages 20-24, female over time

Myanmar
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.53 million against 2.20 million in Myanmar, a difference of 333,310.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	910,665	800,795	109,870	Myanmar
1970s	1.30 million	1.11 million	192,232	Myanmar
1980s	1.67 million	1.55 million	121,327	Myanmar
1990s	1.99 million	2.06 million	65,515	South Africa
2000s	2.22 million	2.60 million	385,368	South Africa
2010s	2.20 million	2.74 million	540,393	South Africa
2020s	2.20 million	2.58 million	377,872	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, Myanmar or South Africa?: South Africa, at 2.53 million against 2.20 million in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between Myanmar and South Africa?: 333,310, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Myanmar and South Africa rank globally for population ages 20-24, female?: Myanmar ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 22nd 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 20-24, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 20-24, female
Source: 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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Female population between the ages 20 to 24.