Age dependency ratio in South Africa in 2025 — 48.4 per 100. Ranked 56 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 42%.
1960–2025 · per 100 people aged 15–64
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | per 100 | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.4 | +0.1 | +0.16% |
| 2024 | 48.3 | −0.1 | −0.12% |
| 2023 | 48.4 | −0.2 | −0.38% |
| 2022 | 48.6 | −0.4 | −0.75% |
| 2021 | 48.9 | −0.6 | −1.17% |
| 2020 | 49.5 | −0.6 | −1.19% |
| 2019 | 50.1 | −0.6 | −1.15% |
| 2018 | 50.7 | −0.6 | −1.15% |
| 2017 | 51.3 | +0.2 | +0.41% |
| 2016 | 51.1 | +0.3 | +0.55% |
| 2015 | 50.8 | −0.4 | −0.7% |
| 2014 | 51.1 | −0.3 | −0.62% |
| 2013 | 51.5 | −0.4 | −0.78% |
| 2012 | 51.9 | −0.5 | −0.95% |
| 2011 | 52.4 | −0.7 | −1.25% |
| 2010 | 53 | −0.6 | −1.2% |
| 2009 | 53.7 | −0.5 | −0.98% |
| 2008 | 54.2 | −0.6 | −1.18% |
| 2007 | 54.8 | −0.8 | −1.5% |
| 2006 | 55.7 | −1 | −1.7% |
| 2005 | 56.7 | −1.2 | −2.09% |
| 2004 | 57.9 | −1.6 | −2.69% |
| 2003 | 59.5 | −2 | −3.18% |
| 2002 | 61.4 | −2.1 | −3.36% |
| 2001 | 63.5 | −2.2 | −3.29% |
| 2000 | 65.7 | −2.1 | −3.12% |
| 1999 | 67.8 | −2 | −2.89% |
| 1998 | 69.8 | −1.8 | −2.49% |
| 1997 | 71.6 | −0.4 | −0.56% |
| 1996 | 72 | +0.6 | +0.78% |
| 1995 | 71.5 | +1.3 | +1.84% |
| 1994 | 70.2 | −0 | −0.02% |
| 1993 | 70.2 | −0.9 | −1.27% |
| 1992 | 71.1 | +0.3 | +0.35% |
| 1991 | 70.9 | −0.6 | −0.88% |
| 1990 | 71.5 | −1.1 | −1.53% |
| 1989 | 72.6 | −1 | −1.3% |
| 1988 | 73.5 | −0.9 | −1.15% |
| 1987 | 74.4 | −0.8 | −1.06% |
| 1986 | 75.2 | −0.8 | −1.02% |
| 1985 | 76 | −0.8 | −0.98% |
| 1984 | 76.7 | −0.8 | −1% |
| 1983 | 77.5 | −0.9 | −1.17% |
| 1982 | 78.4 | −1.2 | −1.45% |
| 1981 | 79.6 | −1.4 | −1.69% |
| 1980 | 80.9 | −1 | −1.27% |
| 1979 | 82 | −0.6 | −0.77% |
| 1978 | 82.6 | −0.6 | −0.77% |
| 1977 | 83.3 | −0.5 | −0.56% |
| 1976 | 83.7 | −0.3 | −0.36% |
| 1975 | 84 | −0.2 | −0.29% |
| 1974 | 84.3 | −0.2 | −0.23% |
| 1973 | 84.5 | −0.1 | −0.16% |
| 1972 | 84.6 | −0.1 | −0.08% |
| 1971 | 84.7 | +0 | +0.05% |
| 1970 | 84.6 | +0.2 | +0.18% |
| 1969 | 84.5 | +0.2 | +0.23% |
| 1968 | 84.3 | +0.2 | +0.27% |
| 1967 | 84 | +0.3 | +0.32% |
| 1966 | 83.8 | +0.3 | +0.32% |
| 1965 | 83.5 | +0.2 | +0.26% |
| 1964 | 83.3 | +0 | +0.02% |
| 1963 | 83.3 | −0.1 | −0.13% |
| 1962 | 83.4 | −0 | −0.03% |
| 1961 | 83.4 | −0 | −0.02% |
| 1960 | 83.4 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The ratio of people younger than 15 and older than 64 to the population aged 15–64, per 100 people. It shows how many dependents there are for every 100 people of working age. The minimum of the ratio is the so-called demographic window, when children have already grown up but the population has not yet aged; it was in that period that the economic surges of East Asia took place.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How many people of working age a country has by the international definition.
Demography Share of population aged 65 and overThe share of older people in the population — the main measure of a country's aging.
Demography Share of population under 15The share of children and adolescents in the population — a measure of how young a country is.
Labor Labor forceThe number of people employed or actively looking for work — the economically active population.
