Age population, age 19, male, interpolated in South Africa

South Africa: Age population, age 19, male, interpolated was 542,345 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
542,345
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
22nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
599,301
in 2005
All-time low
152,400
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Age population, age 19, male, interpolated in South Africa, 1960–2025

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k196019922025

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.

Analysis

In 2025, age population, age 19, male, interpolated in South Africa stood at 542,345.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age population, age 19, male, interpolated in South Africa peaked at 599,301 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 152,400, in 1960.

South Africa ranks 22nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Age population, age 19, male, interpolated in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Age population, age 19, male, interpolated in South Africa, 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 152,400
1961 158,171 +3.8%
1962 164,537 +4.0%
1963 171,313 +4.1%
1964 178,292 +4.1%
1965 185,653 +4.1%
1966 193,225 +4.1%
1967 202,573 +4.8%
1968 206,538 +2.0%
1969 207,345 +0.4%
1970 213,877 +3.2%
1971 222,354 +4.0%
1972 231,223 +4.0%
1973 240,139 +3.9%
1974 249,101 +3.7%
1975 257,238 +3.3%
1976 264,102 +2.7%
1977 271,579 +2.8%
1978 279,195 +2.8%
1979 286,435 +2.6%
1980 296,005 +3.3%
1981 306,581 +3.6%
1982 316,355 +3.2%
1983 325,820 +3.0%
1984 333,721 +2.4%
1985 341,228 +2.2%
1986 351,907 +3.1%
1987 365,958 +4.0%
1988 380,885 +4.1%
1989 395,456 +3.8%
1990 407,954 +3.2%
1991 413,257 +1.3%
1992 413,673 +0.1%
1993 412,670 -0.2%
1994 412,036 -0.2%
1995 414,731 +0.7%
1996 420,491 +1.4%
1997 435,481 +3.6%
1998 450,514 +3.5%
1999 464,931 +3.2%
2000 488,695 +5.1%
2001 519,679 +6.3%
2002 552,243 +6.3%
2003 577,120 +4.5%
2004 592,997 +2.8%
2005 599,301 +1.1%
2006 597,671 -0.3%
2007 591,930 -1.0%
2008 582,945 -1.5%
2009 569,602 -2.3%
2010 563,126 -1.1%
2011 559,364 -0.7%
2012 554,743 -0.8%
2013 545,496 -1.7%
2014 544,514 -0.2%
2015 552,855 +1.5%
2016 531,288 -3.9%
2017 509,444 -4.1%
2018 510,834 +0.3%
2019 510,615 -0.0%
2020 504,798 -1.1%
2021 496,805 -1.6%
2022 491,759 -1.0%
2023 499,609 +1.6%
2024 520,642 +4.2%
2025 542,345 +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 182,005 152,400 207,345 10
1970s 251,524 213,877 286,435 10
1980s 341,392 296,005 395,456 10
1990s 424,574 407,954 464,931 10
2000s 567,218 488,695 599,301 10
2010s 538,228 509,444 563,126 10
2020s 509,326 491,759 542,345 6

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 19 Türkiye 618,923 compare
  2. 20 Japan 593,667 compare
  3. 21 Uganda 558,482 compare
  4. 23 Sudan 527,776 compare
  5. 24 Afghanistan 475,926 compare
  6. 25 Iraq 473,913 compare

See the full ranking of 219 places →

More health data for South Africa

All data for South Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is age population, age 19, male, interpolated in South Africa?
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated in South Africa was 542,345 in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.
What is the highest age population, age 19, male, interpolated recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 599,301 in 2005.
What is the lowest age population, age 19, male, interpolated recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 152,400 in 1960.
How does South Africa rank for age population, age 19, male, interpolated?
South Africa ranks 22nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
Is age population, age 19, male, interpolated rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as part of Age population, age 19, male, interpolated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Age population, age 19, male, interpolated in South Africa. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/age-population-age-19-male-interpolated/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/age-population-age-19-male-interpolated/south-africa/">Age population, age 19, male, interpolated in South Africa</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated
Source
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 14,454 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Age population, male refers to male population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.