Population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population fell 2.65% to 24.0% in South Africa in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population in South Africa reached an all time high of 42.5% in 1960 and an all time low of 24.0% in 2024. When compared to South Africa's main peers, population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population in Botswana amounted to 27.5%, 31.0% in Lesotho, 28.9% in Namibia and 32.8% in Swaziland in 2024.
South Africa has been ranked 70th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population aged 0-14 years as a percentage of total population, 13 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Aged 0-14 Years (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Angola | % | 34.1% | 33.6% | 33.1% | 32.6% | 32.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | % | 19.3% | 18.9% | 18.6% | 18.2% | 17.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 22.9% | 22.6% | 22.2% | 21.8% | 21.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 34.0% | 33.5% | 33.1% | 32.6% | 32.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 20.9% | 20.5% | 20.2% | 19.8% | 19.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 18.0% | 17.8% | 17.5% | 17.2% | 16.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 24.6% | 24.2% | 23.9% | 23.5% | 23.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 38.2% | 37.9% | 37.6% | 37.3% | 37.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | 23.4% | 23.0% | 22.6% | 22.2% | 21.8% |
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