Population ages 20-24, male in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 20-24, male was 8.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 20-24, male in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 20-24, male in South Africa is 8.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, male in South Africa peaked at 12.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1960.
South Africa ranks 87th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5% | 8.2% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 8.9% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 9.1% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 9.5% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.3% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.2% | 9.1% | 6 |
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More health data for South Africa
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 530,309 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 2.73 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 540,082 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 539,301 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 535,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 533,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 521,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 515,776 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 518,894 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 8.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, male in South Africa?
- Population ages 20-24, male in South Africa was 8.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, male recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, male recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1960.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 20-24, male?
- South Africa ranks 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, male rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total male population.