Gender in South Africa 241 indicators covering gender for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,151 2030 up 4.9% 25th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6591 % change on previous year 2030 up 1,610.0% 47th Population 51,011 2030 up 15.4% 24th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 51,011 2030 up 15.4% 24th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year 2030 down 52.0% 100th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 570,099 2025 down 1.3% 24th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 589,533 2025 down 1.6% 25th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 570,599 2025 down 0.2% 24th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 589,626 2025 down 0.5% 25th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 569,634 2025 up 1.6% 25th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 588,323 2025 up 1.5% 25th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 594,743 2025 up 7.7% 23rd Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 603,304 2025 up 5.9% 24th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 607,639 2025 up 11.4% 23rd Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 607,041 2025 up 8.0% 24th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 588,515 2025 up 7.7% 24th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 588,514 2025 up 4.5% 25th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 44.41 2027 down 0.5% 52nd Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.83 2025 down 3.3% 59th Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.733 2025 down 5.5% 76th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.785 2025 down 3.8% 75th Women's Political Participation Index 0.997 2025 up 0.3% 23rd Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.83 2025 down 3.3% 59th Key features of women's political empowerment 0.83 2025 down 3.3% 59th Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year 2025 down 361.3% 111th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.83 2025 down 3.3% 59th Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 47.5% 2024 up 14.7% 22nd Prevalence of obesity, male 14.5% 2024 up 0.7% 126th Life expectancy at age 60, female 20.32 years 2024 up 4.6% 132nd Life expectancy at age 60, male 23.49 years 2024 up 49.6% 24th Share of women who are obese 47.5% 2024 up 14.7% 25th Share of women who are overweight or obese 72.5% 2024 up 6.8% 37th Share of overweight men vs. women 37.6% 2024 down 2.5% 140th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 67.7% 2024 up 9.4% 192nd Share of women who are married or in a union 0.9% 2020 down 63.8% 197th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 9.4% 88th Population, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year 2024 down 24.9% 83rd Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 21.5% 131st Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 146.04 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 down 1.0% 113th Women, Business and the Law Index 88.12 index (0–100) 2023 up 7.6% 54th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 down 9.1% 84th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 52.11 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.6% 125th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0007 units per person 2025 up 3.6% 100th Labor force, female 12.45 million 2025 up 22.6% 23rd Labor force, female, per capita 0.1923 units per person 2025 up 7.4% 102nd Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2025 down 1.0% 59th Page 1 of 5 Next →