Population ages 00-04, male, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 00-04, male, per capita was 0.046 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 00-04, male, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 00-04, male, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.046 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, male, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0843 units per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.046 units per person, in 2025.
South Africa ranks 84th of 218 countries on this measure, 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, male, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0839 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0837 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0836 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0835 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0834 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0834 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0836 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0838 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.084 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0841 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0843 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0842 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.084 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0836 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.083 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0823 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0814 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0804 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0792 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0781 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0774 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0772 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0773 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0776 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0775 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0772 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.077 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0767 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0758 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0744 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0722 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0697 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0676 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.065 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0631 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0624 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0616 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0604 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0586 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0569 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0553 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0534 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0518 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0507 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0501 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0503 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.051 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.052 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0532 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0541 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0543 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0541 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0536 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0525 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0516 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0512 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0509 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0499 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0482 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.047 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0463 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0465 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0469 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0468 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0465 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.046 units per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0837 units per person | 0.0834 units per person | 0.0841 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0821 units per person | 0.0781 units per person | 0.0843 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0768 units per person | 0.0744 units per person | 0.0776 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0637 units per person | 0.0569 units per person | 0.0722 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0522 units per person | 0.0501 units per person | 0.0553 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0513 units per person | 0.047 units per person | 0.0543 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0465 units per person | 0.046 units per person | 0.0469 units per person | 6 |
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- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.045 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0003 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, male, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita in South Africa was 0.046 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, male, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0843 units per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, male, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.046 units per person in 2025.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 00-04, male, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 84th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, male, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 00-04, male 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, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 00-04, male 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, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.