Population ages 15-64, male, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 15-64, male, per capita was 0.3306 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, male, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, male, per capita in South Africa is 0.3306 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, male, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.3308 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2686 units per person, in 1997.
South Africa ranks 72nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, male, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2846 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2837 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2826 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2816 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2805 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2791 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2778 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2764 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2752 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2742 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2733 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2731 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2737 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2744 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2752 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.276 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2768 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.278 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2797 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2812 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.283 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2848 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2864 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2876 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2886 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2899 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2918 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2937 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2957 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2978 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3001 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3012 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2977 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3034 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3004 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2851 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2743 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2686 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.272 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2758 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2798 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2841 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2889 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2936 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2978 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3012 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.304 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3065 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3086 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3103 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3123 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3144 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3161 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3177 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3193 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3217 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.321 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3199 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3219 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.324 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.326 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.328 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3294 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3304 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3308 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3306 units per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2796 units per person | 0.2742 units per person | 0.2846 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2762 units per person | 0.2731 units per person | 0.2812 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2899 units per person | 0.283 units per person | 0.2978 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2879 units per person | 0.2686 units per person | 0.3034 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2975 units per person | 0.2798 units per person | 0.3103 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3188 units per person | 0.3123 units per person | 0.324 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3292 units per person | 0.326 units per person | 0.3308 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0197 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.6835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.015 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, male, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita in South Africa was 0.3306 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, male, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3308 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, male, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2686 units per person in 1997.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 15-64, male, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 72nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, male, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 15-64, 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 15-64, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, male 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, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.