Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 55-59, male, per capita was 0.0177 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 55-59, male, per capita in South Africa is 0.0177 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0178 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0112 units per person, in 2001.
That places South Africa 152nd 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, male, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0141 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0141 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0142 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0141 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0141 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.014 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0138 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0137 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0135 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0134 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0132 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0131 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.013 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0129 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0129 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0128 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0128 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0127 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0127 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0127 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0126 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0126 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0125 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0124 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0124 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0124 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0125 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0126 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0128 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.013 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0131 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0132 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0129 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0135 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0134 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0124 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0117 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0113 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0114 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0114 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0113 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0112 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0112 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0114 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0118 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0123 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0127 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0131 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0133 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0134 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0134 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0135 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0138 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0144 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0149 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0153 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0157 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0162 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0167 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0171 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0175 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0177 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0178 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0176 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0176 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0177 units per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0139 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0129 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0126 units per person | 0.0124 units per person | 0.013 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0124 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0135 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0122 units per person | 0.0112 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | 0.0171 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0177 units per person | 0.0175 units per person | 0.0178 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 149 Bangladesh 0.0187 units per person compare
- 150 Djibouti 0.0183 units per person compare
- 151 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0182 units per person compare
- 153 El Salvador 0.0177 units per person compare
- 154 Nicaragua 0.0175 units per person compare
- 155 Nepal 0.0173 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, female, per capita 0.0217 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, male, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in South Africa was 0.0177 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, male, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0178 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0112 units per person in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 55-59, male, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 152nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, male, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 55-59, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.