Population ages 50-54, male in South Africa
South Africa: Population ages 50-54, male was 4.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 50-54, male in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 50-54, male in South Africa stood at 4.5%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 50-54, male in South Africa peaked at 4.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1997.
That places South Africa 141st out of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 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 50-54, male in South Africa?
- Population ages 50-54, male in South Africa was 4.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 50-54, male recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 50-54, male recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1997.
- How does South Africa rank for population ages 50-54, male?
- South Africa ranks 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 50-54, male rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 50-54, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 50 to 54 as a percentage of the total male population.