Myanmar vs South Africa: Population ages 50-54, male

Myanmar
1.57 million
in 2025
South Africa
1.43 million
in 2025
Myanmar rank
25th
South Africa rank
28th

Population ages 50-54, male over time

  • Myanmar
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 1.57 million against 1.43 million in South Africa, a difference of 140,760.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 28th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 437,917 331,754 106,163 Myanmar
1970s 544,935 402,309 142,626 Myanmar
1980s 646,020 547,727 98,293 Myanmar
1990s 697,123 696,901 222.4 Myanmar
2000s 979,919 796,174 183,746 Myanmar
2010s 1.29 million 1.04 million 253,208 Myanmar
2020s 1.51 million 1.33 million 180,033 Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 50-54, male, Myanmar or South Africa?
Myanmar, at 1.57 million against 1.43 million in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 50-54, male between Myanmar and South Africa?
140,760, with Myanmar 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 50-54, male?
Myanmar ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 28th 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 50-54, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 50-54, 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
Last refreshed

Male population between the ages 50 to 54.