Euro area vs South Africa: Population ages 55-59, female
Euro area
13.37 million
in 2025
South Africa
1.40 million
in 2025
Euro area rank
30th
South Africa rank
27th
Population ages 55-59, female over time
- Euro area
- South Africa
How they compare
Euro area currently reports 13.37 million against 1.40 million in South Africa, a difference of 11.97 million.
That makes Euro area's figure about 9.5 times South Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 27th of 43 groups.
Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.06 million | 254,031 | 8.81 million | Euro area |
| 1970s | 8.12 million | 330,644 | 7.79 million | Euro area |
| 1980s | 9.62 million | 455,972 | 9.16 million | Euro area |
| 1990s | 9.67 million | 639,991 | 9.03 million | Euro area |
| 2000s | 10.40 million | 765,764 | 9.63 million | Euro area |
| 2010s | 12.05 million | 1.11 million | 10.94 million | Euro area |
| 2020s | 13.34 million | 1.38 million | 11.96 million | Euro area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, Euro area or South Africa?
- Euro area, at 13.37 million against 1.40 million in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female between Euro area and South Africa?
- 11.97 million, with Euro area ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and South Africa rank globally for population ages 55-59, female?
- Euro area ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 27th 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 55-59, 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 55 to 59.