Population ages 05-09, female, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 05-09, female, per capita was 0.0424 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 05-09, female, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0424 units per person for population ages 05-09, female, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, female, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0688 units per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0414 units per person, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 92nd 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 05-09, female, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0675 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0679 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0681 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0682 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0682 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0681 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.068 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0679 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0678 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0677 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0677 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0678 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.068 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0682 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0685 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0687 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0688 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0688 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0687 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0684 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0674 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0658 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0645 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0638 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0638 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0637 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.063 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0624 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0626 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0636 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.065 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0663 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0669 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.066 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.065 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0643 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0631 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0618 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0602 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0586 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0573 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0562 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0548 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0532 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0517 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0501 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0482 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0467 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0456 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.045 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0451 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0457 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0465 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0474 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.048 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0478 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0478 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0475 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0465 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0453 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.044 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0425 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0416 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0414 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0417 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0424 units per person | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0679 units per person | 0.0675 units per person | 0.0682 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0684 units per person | 0.0677 units per person | 0.0688 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0641 units per person | 0.0624 units per person | 0.0674 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0637 units per person | 0.0586 units per person | 0.0669 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0509 units per person | 0.045 units per person | 0.0573 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0468 units per person | 0.0451 units per person | 0.048 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0423 units per person | 0.0414 units per person | 0.044 units per person | 6 |
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- 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, female, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita in South Africa was 0.0424 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, female, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0688 units per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, female, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0414 units per person in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 05-09, female, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 92nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, female, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 05-09, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 05-09, 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 05-09, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 05-09, 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 05-09, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.