Population ages 15-19, male, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 15-19, male, per capita was 0.0422 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 15-19, male, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-19, male, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0422 units per person.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, male, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0611 units per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.041 units per person, in 2021.
That places South Africa 100th 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 15-19, male, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.05 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0505 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.051 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0516 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0519 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0519 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0518 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0516 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0514 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0514 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0516 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0519 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0522 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0524 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0525 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0524 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0523 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0523 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0523 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0524 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0524 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0524 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0522 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0517 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.051 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0507 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0511 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0514 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0514 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0511 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0506 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0497 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0489 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0475 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0472 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0485 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0502 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0523 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0542 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0562 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0583 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0599 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0609 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0611 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0606 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0596 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0582 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0568 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0554 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0539 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0526 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0515 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0501 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0487 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0474 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.046 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0442 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0427 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.042 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0415 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0411 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.041 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0412 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0417 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0421 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0422 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0513 units per person | 0.05 units per person | 0.0519 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0522 units per person | 0.0516 units per person | 0.0525 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0515 units per person | 0.0507 units per person | 0.0524 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0505 units per person | 0.0472 units per person | 0.0562 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0585 units per person | 0.0539 units per person | 0.0611 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0467 units per person | 0.0415 units per person | 0.0526 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0415 units per person | 0.041 units per person | 0.0422 units per person | 6 |
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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 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.5965 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0391 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 0.3802 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-19, male, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita in South Africa was 0.0422 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-19, male, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0611 units per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-19, male, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.041 units per person in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 15-19, male, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 100th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-19, male, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 15-19, 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 15-19, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-19, 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 15-19, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.