Population ages 45-49, female, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 45-49, female, per capita was 0.0295 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 45-49, female, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 45-49, female, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0295 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 45-49, female, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0295 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0178 units per person, in 1979.
South Africa ranks 117th of 218 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 45-49, female, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0199 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0198 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0197 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0196 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0195 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0193 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0192 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.019 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0188 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0187 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0186 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0185 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0184 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0183 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0182 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0181 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0181 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.018 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0179 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0178 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0179 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.018 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0181 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0184 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0187 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.019 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0192 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0196 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0199 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0201 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0202 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0202 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0201 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0206 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0208 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0207 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0208 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0211 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0217 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0222 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0226 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.023 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0235 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0242 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.025 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0259 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0267 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0273 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0276 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0277 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0277 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0276 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0275 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0274 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0274 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0274 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0276 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0277 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0277 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0275 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0274 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0273 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0275 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.028 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0286 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0295 units per person | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0194 units per person | 0.0187 units per person | 0.0199 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0182 units per person | 0.0178 units per person | 0.0186 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0189 units per person | 0.0179 units per person | 0.0201 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0208 units per person | 0.0201 units per person | 0.0222 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0254 units per person | 0.0226 units per person | 0.0277 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0275 units per person | 0.0274 units per person | 0.0277 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.028 units per person | 0.0273 units per person | 0.0295 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 114 Cuba 0.0298 units per person compare
- 115 New Zealand 0.0297 units per person compare
- 116 Sweden 0.0295 units per person compare
- 118 India 0.0293 units per person compare
- 119 Turkmenistan 0.0293 units per person compare
- 120 Dominican Republic 0.0292 units per person compare
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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0371 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 45-49, female, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita in South Africa was 0.0295 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 45-49, female, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0295 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 45-49, female, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0178 units per person in 1979.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 45-49, female, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 117th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 45-49, female, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 45-49, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 45-49, 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 45-49, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 45-49, 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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About this data
Population ages 45-49, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.