Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita was 0.6739 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total, 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, total, per capita in South Africa is 0.6739 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.6743 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5415 units per person, in 1971.
South Africa ranks 57th 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, total, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5452 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5452 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5453 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5456 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5456 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5449 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5441 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5433 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5427 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5421 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5417 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5415 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5417 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5421 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5427 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5434 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5443 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5457 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5476 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5495 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5527 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5569 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5605 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5634 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5659 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5683 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5708 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5734 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5762 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5794 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5831 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5853 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5844 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5876 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5876 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5832 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5813 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5827 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5888 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5959 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6035 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6115 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6196 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6271 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6335 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6384 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6423 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6458 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6485 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6508 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6535 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6563 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6585 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6602 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6616 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6632 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.662 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6611 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6637 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6662 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6689 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6715 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6732 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.674 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6743 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6739 units per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5444 units per person | 0.5421 units per person | 0.5456 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.544 units per person | 0.5415 units per person | 0.5495 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5667 units per person | 0.5527 units per person | 0.5794 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.586 units per person | 0.5813 units per person | 0.5959 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6321 units per person | 0.6035 units per person | 0.6508 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6606 units per person | 0.6535 units per person | 0.6662 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6726 units per person | 0.6689 units per person | 0.6743 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in South Africa was 0.6739 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6743 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5415 units per person in 1971.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 57th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 15-64, total 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, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total 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, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.