Population ages 20-24, male, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 20-24, male, per capita was 0.0401 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 20-24, male, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 20-24, male, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0401 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, male, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0575 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0401 units per person, in 2025.
That places South Africa 99th 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, male, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0422 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0423 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0425 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0428 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0431 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0435 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0439 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0443 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0447 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.045 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0449 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0448 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0449 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0449 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0451 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0455 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0459 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0463 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0467 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0469 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0471 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0472 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0473 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0472 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.047 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0469 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0469 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0468 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0468 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0469 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0472 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0473 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0469 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0469 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0462 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0447 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0438 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0433 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0437 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0442 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.045 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0461 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.048 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0503 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0526 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0548 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0565 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0574 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0575 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0569 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0559 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0546 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0532 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0518 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0506 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.05 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0487 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0468 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0458 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0449 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0441 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0432 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0423 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0412 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0404 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0401 units per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0434 units per person | 0.0422 units per person | 0.045 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0456 units per person | 0.0448 units per person | 0.0469 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.047 units per person | 0.0468 units per person | 0.0473 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0454 units per person | 0.0433 units per person | 0.0473 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0525 units per person | 0.045 units per person | 0.0575 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0502 units per person | 0.0449 units per person | 0.0559 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0419 units per person | 0.0401 units per person | 0.0441 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 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, female, per capita 0.0391 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, male, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita in South Africa was 0.0401 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, male, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0575 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, male, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0401 units per person in 2025.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 20-24, male, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 99th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, male, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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 20-24, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 20-24, 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 20-24, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 20-24, 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 20-24, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.