Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.2572 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.2572 units per person for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.4225 units per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.2572 units per person, in 2025.
That places South Africa 91st out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4209 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.421 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.421 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4206 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4205 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4209 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4215 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4219 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4222 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4224 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4225 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4224 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4219 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4212 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4204 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4195 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4184 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4168 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4147 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4126 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4093 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4048 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4009 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3977 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3948 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.392 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3894 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3867 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3839 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3808 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3773 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3752 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3757 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3725 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3719 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3749 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3753 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3725 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3653 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3574 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.349 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3404 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3316 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3233 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3163 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3107 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3061 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3022 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2991 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2968 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.294 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2912 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.289 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2869 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.285 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2831 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2833 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2826 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2786 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2743 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.27 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2661 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2632 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2608 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2588 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2572 units per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4213 units per person | 0.4205 units per person | 0.4224 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.419 units per person | 0.4126 units per person | 0.4225 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.394 units per person | 0.3808 units per person | 0.4093 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3718 units per person | 0.3574 units per person | 0.3773 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3176 units per person | 0.2968 units per person | 0.349 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2848 units per person | 0.2743 units per person | 0.294 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2627 units per person | 0.2572 units per person | 0.27 units per person | 6 |
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More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4769 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1293 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Africa was 0.2572 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4225 units per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2572 units per person in 2025.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 91st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.