Population ages 65-69, male, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 65-69, male, per capita was 0.0116 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65-69, male, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0116 units per person for population ages 65-69, male, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65-69, male, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0116 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 units per person, in 1960.
That places South Africa 136th 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 65-69, male, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0064 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0065 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0066 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0067 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0069 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.007 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0071 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0073 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0074 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0074 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0075 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0075 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0075 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0075 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0075 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0073 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0074 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0074 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0075 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0071 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0069 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0068 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0068 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0069 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0072 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0075 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0077 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0077 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0076 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0073 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.007 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0068 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0069 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0071 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.007 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.007 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0072 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0075 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0078 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0081 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0085 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.009 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0095 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.01 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0106 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.011 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0112 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0114 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0116 units per person | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.007 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0079 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 0.0095 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.011 units per person | 0.01 units per person | 0.0116 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 133 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.012 units per person compare
- 134 Uzbekistan 0.012 units per person compare
- 135 Paraguay 0.0118 units per person compare
- 137 Philippines 0.0115 units per person compare
- 138 Maldives 0.0115 units per person compare
- 139 El Salvador 0.0114 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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0115 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 5.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65-69, male, per capita in South Africa?
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita in South Africa was 0.0116 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65-69, male, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0116 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65-69, male, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 units per person in 1960.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 65-69, male, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 136th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65-69, male, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. 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 65-69, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65-69, 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 65-69, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65-69, 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 65-69, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.