Population ages 50-54, female, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 50-54, female, per capita was 0.0245 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 50-54, female, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 50-54, female, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0245 units per person.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 50-54, female, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0247 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0152 units per person, in 1979.
South Africa ranks 132nd 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 50-54, female, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0165 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0165 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0165 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0164 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0164 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0163 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0163 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0162 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.016 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0159 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0158 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0157 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0156 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0155 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0154 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0154 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0153 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0153 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0152 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0152 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0152 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0152 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0153 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0153 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0153 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0155 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0157 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0158 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.016 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0162 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0166 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.017 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0172 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0176 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0177 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0171 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0165 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0162 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0163 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0167 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0174 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0182 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0189 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0194 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0198 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0201 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0204 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0208 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0214 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.022 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0228 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0235 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0241 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0245 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0247 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0245 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0245 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0246 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0246 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0245 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0245 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0244 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0244 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0244 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0244 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0245 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0163 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | 0.0165 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0154 units per person | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0158 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0155 units per person | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0162 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0162 units per person | 0.0177 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0198 units per person | 0.0174 units per person | 0.022 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0242 units per person | 0.0228 units per person | 0.0247 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0244 units per person | 0.0244 units per person | 0.0245 units per person | 6 |
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- 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, female, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 50-54, female, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita in South Africa was 0.0245 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 50-54, female, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0247 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest population ages 50-54, female, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0152 units per person in 1979.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 50-54, female, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 132nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 50-54, female, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 50-54, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 50-54, 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 50-54, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 50-54, 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 50-54, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.