Population ages 20-24, female, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 20-24, female, per capita was 0.0391 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 20-24, female, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 20-24, female, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0391 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0559 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0391 units per person, in 1960.
That places South Africa 93rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 20-24, female, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0391 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0396 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0403 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0411 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0419 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0427 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0435 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0442 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0448 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0451 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.045 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0446 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0442 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0437 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0434 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0435 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0435 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0436 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0436 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0436 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0438 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0444 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0449 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0454 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0457 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0458 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0456 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0452 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0448 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0446 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0446 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0446 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0451 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.044 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0442 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0466 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0484 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0496 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0496 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0496 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0494 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0493 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0498 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0507 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0519 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0535 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.055 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0559 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0559 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0553 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0543 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.053 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0518 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0506 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0495 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0486 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0475 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0463 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0456 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0448 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0439 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0429 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0417 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0403 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0393 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0391 units per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0422 units per person | 0.0391 units per person | 0.0451 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0439 units per person | 0.0434 units per person | 0.045 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.045 units per person | 0.0438 units per person | 0.0458 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0466 units per person | 0.044 units per person | 0.0496 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0527 units per person | 0.0493 units per person | 0.0559 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0492 units per person | 0.0448 units per person | 0.0543 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0412 units per person | 0.0391 units per person | 0.0439 units per person | 6 |
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- 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 15-19, male, per capita 0.0422 units per person (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, male, annual growth rate 0.3802 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, female, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita in South Africa was 0.0391 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, female, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0559 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0391 units per person in 1960.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 20-24, female, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 93rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, female, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 20-24, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 20-24, 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 20-24, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 20-24, 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 20-24, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.