Population ages 00-04, female, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 00-04, female, per capita was 0.045 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 00-04, female, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.045 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, female, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.082 units per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.045 units per person, in 2025.
That places South Africa 83rd out of 218 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 00-04, female, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0818 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0816 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0815 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0814 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0813 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0813 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0814 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0816 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0817 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0819 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.082 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.082 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0817 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0813 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0808 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0801 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0792 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0782 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.077 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.076 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0753 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.075 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0751 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0753 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0753 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.075 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0748 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0745 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0737 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0723 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0701 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0677 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0657 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0632 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0614 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0606 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0598 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0586 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0568 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0552 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0536 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0517 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0501 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.049 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0485 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0486 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0492 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0502 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0514 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0522 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0524 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0522 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0517 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0508 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0499 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0495 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0492 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0483 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0469 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0459 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0457 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0462 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0466 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0463 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0458 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.045 units per person | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0815 units per person | 0.0813 units per person | 0.0819 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0798 units per person | 0.076 units per person | 0.082 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0746 units per person | 0.0723 units per person | 0.0753 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0619 units per person | 0.0552 units per person | 0.0701 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0504 units per person | 0.0485 units per person | 0.0536 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0497 units per person | 0.0459 units per person | 0.0524 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0459 units per person | 0.045 units per person | 0.0466 units per person | 6 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5504 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.046 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, female, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita in South Africa was 0.045 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, female, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.082 units per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, female, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.045 units per person in 2025.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 00-04, female, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 83rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, female, 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 00-04, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 00-04, female 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 00-04, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 00-04, female 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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 00-04, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.