Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 55-59, female, per capita was 0.0217 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 55-59, female, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0217 units per person.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0224 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0128 units per person, in 1979.
That places South Africa 133rd 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 55-59, female, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0132 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0133 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0134 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0135 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0135 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0135 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0135 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0135 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0135 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0135 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0134 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0133 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0132 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0131 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.013 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.013 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0129 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0128 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0128 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0128 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0129 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0131 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0132 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0132 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0132 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0131 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0131 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0133 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0135 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0136 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0138 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0137 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0138 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0136 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.014 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0148 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0153 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0156 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0154 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0151 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0147 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0144 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0143 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0144 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0148 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0154 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.016 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0166 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.017 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0173 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0175 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0178 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0182 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0189 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0196 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0201 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0208 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0215 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0219 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0222 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0224 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0223 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0221 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0219 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0217 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0217 units per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0134 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | 0.0135 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.013 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0132 units per person | 0.0129 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 0.0156 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0155 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0173 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0199 units per person | 0.0175 units per person | 0.0222 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.022 units per person | 0.0217 units per person | 0.0224 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 130 India 0.022 units per person compare
- 131 Malaysia 0.022 units per person compare
- 132 Kyrgyzstan 0.0219 units per person compare
- 134 Cambodia 0.0216 units per person compare
- 135 Cape Verde 0.0215 units per person compare
- 136 Philippines 0.0209 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 50-54, male, per capita 0.0221 units per person (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, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in South Africa was 0.0217 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0224 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0128 units per person in 1979.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 55-59, female, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 133rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 55-59, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.