Post-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Population ages 20-24, female
Post-demographic dividend
31.88 million
in 2025
South Africa
2.53 million
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend rank
25th
South Africa rank
22nd
Population ages 20-24, female over time
- Post-demographic dividend
- South Africa
How they compare
Post-demographic dividend currently reports 31.88 million against 2.53 million in South Africa, a difference of 29.34 million.
That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 12.6 times South Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 43 groups.
Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Post-demographic dividend | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.69 million | 800,795 | 28.89 million | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 35.35 million | 1.11 million | 34.23 million | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 37.57 million | 1.55 million | 36.02 million | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 35.61 million | 2.06 million | 33.55 million | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 33.99 million | 2.60 million | 31.39 million | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 33.00 million | 2.74 million | 30.25 million | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 31.50 million | 2.58 million | 28.91 million | Post-demographic dividend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, Post-demographic dividend or South Africa?
- Post-demographic dividend, at 31.88 million against 2.53 million in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between Post-demographic dividend and South Africa?
- 29.34 million, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Post-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for population ages 20-24, female?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 25th 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.