Which has higher age population, age 00, male, interpolated, Iran or South Africa?

South Africa, at 589,533 against 580,401 in Iran as of 2025.

What is the difference in age population, age 00, male, interpolated between Iran and South Africa?

9,132, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Africa?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, published as Age population, age 00, male, interpolated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs South Africa: Age population, age 00, male, interpolated

Iran

580,401

in 2025

South Africa

589,533

in 2025

Iran rank

26th

South Africa rank

25th

Age population, age 00, male, interpolated over time

Iran
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 589,533 against 580,401 in Iran, a difference of 9,132.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 25th of 218 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	528,544	351,594	176,950	Iran
1970s	653,557	448,376	205,182	Iran
1980s	957,449	566,473	390,976	Iran
1990s	707,200	552,636	154,564	Iran
2000s	589,899	536,796	53,103	Iran
2010s	746,267	584,801	161,466	Iran
2020s	608,662	598,121	10,540	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age population, age 00, male, interpolated, Iran or South Africa?: South Africa, at 589,533 against 580,401 in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in age population, age 00, male, interpolated between Iran and South Africa?: 9,132, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Africa?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iran and South Africa rank globally for age population, age 00, male, interpolated?: Iran ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 25th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, published as Age population, age 00, male, interpolated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Age population, age 00, male, interpolated
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 219 places, 14,454 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Age population, male refers to male population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.