Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 05-09, male, per capita was 0.0426 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 05-09, male, per capita in South Africa is 0.0426 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, male, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0706 units per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0416 units per person, in 2023.
That places South Africa 95th 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 05-09, male, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0691 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0695 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0698 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.07 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.07 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.07 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0698 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0697 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0696 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0695 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0696 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0697 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0698 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.07 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0702 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0705 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0706 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0706 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0705 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0702 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0692 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0677 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0665 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0657 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0656 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0655 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0648 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0644 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0646 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0655 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0669 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0681 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0687 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0677 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0667 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.066 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0648 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0635 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0618 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0602 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0589 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0578 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0564 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0547 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0532 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0516 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0497 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0482 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0471 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0465 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0466 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0473 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.048 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0489 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0494 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0493 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0492 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0488 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0476 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0462 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0446 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0429 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0418 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0416 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0419 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0426 units per person | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0697 units per person | 0.0691 units per person | 0.07 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0702 units per person | 0.0696 units per person | 0.0706 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0659 units per person | 0.0644 units per person | 0.0692 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0655 units per person | 0.0602 units per person | 0.0687 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0524 units per person | 0.0465 units per person | 0.0589 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0481 units per person | 0.0462 units per person | 0.0494 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0426 units per person | 0.0416 units per person | 0.0446 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, female, per capita 0.0424 units per person (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)
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- 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, male, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in South Africa was 0.0426 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, male, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0706 units per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, male, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0416 units per person in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 05-09, male, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 95th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, male, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 05-09, 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 05-09, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 05-09, 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 05-09, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.