Life expectancy at age 15 in South Africa
South Africa: Life expectancy at age 15 was 77.76 years in 2100. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 15 in South Africa, 1950–2100
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in South Africa stood at 77.76 years. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in South Africa peaked at 77.76 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 58.5 years, in 1950.
South Africa ranks 207th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.76 years | 58.5 years | 62.94 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 64.24 years | 63.33 years | 64.87 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.87 years | 64.97 years | 66.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.75 years | 67.09 years | 68.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.33 years | 64.1 years | 67.82 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.47 years | 59.1 years | 63.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.33 years | 62.77 years | 68.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.39 years | 64.65 years | 69.36 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 70.02 years | 69.49 years | 70.55 years | 10 |
| 2040s | 71.14 years | 70.65 years | 71.62 years | 10 |
| 2050s | 72.22 years | 71.73 years | 72.71 years | 10 |
| 2060s | 73.34 years | 72.83 years | 73.85 years | 10 |
| 2070s | 74.52 years | 73.98 years | 75.08 years | 10 |
| 2080s | 75.76 years | 75.19 years | 76.32 years | 10 |
| 2090s | 77.04 years | 76.45 years | 77.63 years | 10 |
| 2100s | 77.76 years | 77.76 years | 77.76 years | 1 |
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- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 525,570 (2025)
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- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 518,894 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 515,776 (2025)
- Population, female 51.3% (2025)
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- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 514,885 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in South Africa?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in South Africa was 77.76 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 77.76 years in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5 years in 1950.
- How does South Africa rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- South Africa ranks 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.