Italy vs South Africa: Population ages 45-49, female
Italy
2.06 million
in 2025
South Africa
1.91 million
in 2025
Italy rank
22nd
South Africa rank
24th
Population ages 45-49, female over time
- Italy
- South Africa
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.06 million against 1.91 million in South Africa, a difference of 152,980.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.57 million | 364,914 | 1.20 million | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.87 million | 461,411 | 1.41 million | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.85 million | 653,871 | 1.19 million | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.88 million | 918,296 | 960,154 | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.03 million | 1.25 million | 779,919 | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.44 million | 1.54 million | 895,630 | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.23 million | 1.76 million | 468,732 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 45-49, female, Italy or South Africa?
- Italy, at 2.06 million against 1.91 million in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 45-49, female between Italy and South Africa?
- 152,980, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for population ages 45-49, female?
- Italy ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 24th 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 45-49, 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 45 to 49.