Population ages 15-64, female, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 15-64, female, per capita was 0.3433 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, female, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.3433 units per person for population ages 15-64, female, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.3438 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2606 units per person, in 1960.
That places South Africa 32nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, female, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2606 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2615 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2627 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.264 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.265 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2658 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2664 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2669 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2675 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.268 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2684 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2684 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.268 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2677 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2675 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2674 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2675 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2677 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2679 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2683 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2697 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2721 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2741 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2758 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2773 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2783 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.279 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2797 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2805 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2816 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.283 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2841 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2867 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2842 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2873 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2981 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.307 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.314 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3168 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.32 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3237 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3273 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3307 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3335 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3357 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3372 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3383 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3393 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3399 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3404 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3412 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3419 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3424 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3425 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3424 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3415 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.341 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3412 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3417 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3423 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3429 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3436 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3438 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3436 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3434 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3433 units per person | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2648 units per person | 0.2606 units per person | 0.268 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2679 units per person | 0.2674 units per person | 0.2684 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2768 units per person | 0.2697 units per person | 0.2816 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2981 units per person | 0.283 units per person | 0.32 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3346 units per person | 0.3237 units per person | 0.3404 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3418 units per person | 0.341 units per person | 0.3425 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3434 units per person | 0.3429 units per person | 0.3438 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, female, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita in South Africa was 0.3433 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3438 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2606 units per person in 1960.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 15-64, female, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 32nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-64, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 15-64, 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 15-64, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 15-64, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.