Population ages 50-54, male, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 50-54, male, per capita was 0.0221 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 50-54, male, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 50-54, male, per capita in South Africa is 0.0221 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 50-54, male, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0221 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0135 units per person, in 1997.
That places South Africa 151st 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 50-54, male, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0185 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0184 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0182 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.018 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0178 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0176 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0173 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0171 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0168 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0166 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0163 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0162 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0161 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.016 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0159 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0158 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0157 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0156 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0156 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0155 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0154 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0154 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0154 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0155 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0157 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0159 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0161 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0162 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0163 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0165 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0169 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0172 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0172 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.018 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0178 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0159 units per person | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0144 units per person | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0135 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0137 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0141 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0147 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0153 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0158 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0161 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0162 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0163 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0163 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0165 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0168 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0173 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0178 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0182 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0186 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0188 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0188 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0185 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0183 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0184 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0189 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0194 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.02 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0207 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0212 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0215 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0218 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0221 units per person | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0166 units per person | 0.0185 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0159 units per person | 0.0155 units per person | 0.0163 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0158 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | 0.0165 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0159 units per person | 0.0135 units per person | 0.018 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0161 units per person | 0.0147 units per person | 0.0173 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0186 units per person | 0.0178 units per person | 0.0194 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0212 units per person | 0.02 units per person | 0.0221 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 148 Nicaragua 0.0223 units per person compare
- 149 Equatorial Guinea 0.0223 units per person compare
- 150 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0221 units per person compare
- 152 Kyrgyzstan 0.022 units per person compare
- 153 Bangladesh 0.0219 units per person compare
- 154 Nepal 0.0213 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 0.8639 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0217 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 50-54, male, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita in South Africa was 0.0221 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 50-54, male, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0221 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 50-54, male, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0135 units per person in 1997.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 50-54, male, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 151st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 50-54, male, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 50-54, 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 50-54, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 50-54, 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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About this data
Population ages 50-54, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.