Indonesia vs South Africa: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita

Indonesia
0.0427 units per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.0422 units per person
in 2025
Indonesia rank
121st
South Africa rank
122nd

Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita over time

  • Indonesia
  • South Africa
0.010.020.030.04196019922025

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 0.0427 units per person against 0.0422 units per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0005 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Indonesia ranks 121st and South Africa ranks 122nd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0148 units per person 0.0186 units per person 0.0037 units per person South Africa
1970s 0.0182 units per person 0.0201 units per person 0.0019 units per person South Africa
1980s 0.0206 units per person 0.0219 units per person 0.0013 units per person South Africa
1990s 0.0243 units per person 0.0246 units per person 0.0003 units per person South Africa
2000s 0.0305 units per person 0.0314 units per person 0.0009 units per person South Africa
2010s 0.0348 units per person 0.0343 units per person 0.0005 units per person Indonesia
2020s 0.0398 units per person 0.0398 units per person 0 units per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, per capita, Indonesia or South Africa?
Indonesia, at 0.0427 units per person against 0.0422 units per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per capita between Indonesia and South Africa?
0.0005 units per person, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Indonesia and South Africa rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
Indonesia ranks 121st and South Africa ranks 122nd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.