OECD members vs South Africa: Population ages 20-24, male

OECD members
44.83 million
in 2025
South Africa
2.60 million
in 2025
OECD members rank
20th
South Africa rank
21st

Population ages 20-24, male over time

  • OECD members
  • South Africa
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 44.83 million against 2.60 million in South Africa, a difference of 42.23 million.

That makes OECD members's figure about 17.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 21st of 43 groups.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 32.54 million 821,834 31.72 million OECD members
1970s 40.62 million 1.16 million 39.47 million OECD members
1980s 45.17 million 1.62 million 43.55 million OECD members
1990s 45.36 million 2.00 million 43.36 million OECD members
2000s 45.05 million 2.60 million 42.45 million OECD members
2010s 45.53 million 2.80 million 42.73 million OECD members
2020s 44.91 million 2.63 million 42.29 million OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, OECD members or South Africa?
OECD members, at 44.83 million against 2.60 million in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between OECD members and South Africa?
42.23 million, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do OECD members and South Africa rank globally for population ages 20-24, male?
OECD members ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 21st 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 20-24, male
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
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Male population between the ages 20 to 24.