Lower middle income vs South Africa: Population, female
Lower middle income
49.2%
in 2025
South Africa
51.3%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
43rd
South Africa rank
46th
Population, female over time
- Lower middle income
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 51.3% against 49.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 46th of 47 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.8% | 49.1% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 48.8% | 49.5% | 0.6% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 49.3% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 50.6% | 1.7% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 52.2% | 3.3% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 51.6% | 2.6% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 51.4% | 2.2% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Lower middle income or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 51.3% against 49.2% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Lower middle income and South Africa?
- 2.1%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and South Africa rank globally for population, female?
- Lower middle income ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 46th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.