Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita was 0.0003 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in South Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in South Africa is 0.0003 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0004 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 2025.
South Africa ranks 84th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More gender data for South Africa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,151 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6591 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 570,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 589,533 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 570,599 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 589,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 569,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 588,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 594,743 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 603,304 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in South Africa?
- Child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita in South Africa was 0.0003 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2025.
- How does South Africa rank for child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita?
- South Africa ranks 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.