Population ages 15-19, female, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 15-19, female, per capita was 0.0418 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 15-19, female, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0418 units per person for population ages 15-19, female, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, female, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0598 units per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0402 units per person, in 2020.
South Africa ranks 89th 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 15-19, female, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0484 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0493 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0501 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0508 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0512 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0512 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.051 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0508 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0506 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0505 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0506 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0507 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0507 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0506 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0505 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0504 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0503 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0503 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0502 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0503 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0506 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0511 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0513 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0512 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0507 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0502 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0499 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0496 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0492 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0487 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0481 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0473 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0471 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0451 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0454 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0488 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0515 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0538 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0544 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0555 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0571 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0587 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0596 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0598 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0592 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0581 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0567 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0554 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0539 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0525 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0512 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0501 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0488 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0476 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0463 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0447 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0429 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0417 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.041 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0405 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0402 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0402 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0406 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0411 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0416 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0418 units per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0504 units per person | 0.0484 units per person | 0.0512 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0505 units per person | 0.0502 units per person | 0.0507 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0502 units per person | 0.0487 units per person | 0.0513 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0497 units per person | 0.0451 units per person | 0.0555 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0571 units per person | 0.0525 units per person | 0.0598 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0455 units per person | 0.0405 units per person | 0.0512 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0409 units per person | 0.0402 units per person | 0.0418 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 86 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0423 units per person compare
- 87 El Salvador 0.0422 units per person compare
- 88 Suriname 0.042 units per person compare
- 90 Dominican Republic 0.0417 units per person compare
- 91 Kosovo 0.0416 units per person compare
- 91 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0416 units per person compare
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 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-19, female, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita in South Africa was 0.0418 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-19, female, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0598 units per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-19, female, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0402 units per person in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 15-19, female, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 89th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-19, female, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 15-19, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-19, 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 15-19, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-19, 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 15-19, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.