Canada vs South Africa: Population ages 60-64, female
Canada
1.42 million
in 2025
South Africa
1.27 million
in 2025
Canada rank
25th
South Africa rank
28th
Population ages 60-64, female over time
- Canada
- South Africa
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.42 million against 1.27 million in South Africa, a difference of 145,930.
That makes Canada'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 Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 28th of 217 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 322,782 | 201,475 | 121,306 | Canada |
| 1970s | 446,069 | 273,829 | 172,240 | Canada |
| 1980s | 574,857 | 381,481 | 193,376 | Canada |
| 1990s | 615,748 | 544,531 | 71,217 | Canada |
| 2000s | 777,039 | 638,538 | 138,501 | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.13 million | 857,987 | 270,212 | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.36 million | 1.21 million | 152,413 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 60-64, female, Canada or South Africa?
- Canada, at 1.42 million against 1.27 million in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 60-64, female between Canada and South Africa?
- 145,930, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for population ages 60-64, female?
- Canada ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 28th of 217 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 60-64, 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 60 to 64.