Children under 15 in South Africa in 2025 — 16,655,202 people. Ranked 26 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 140.7%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.66M | +87,736 | +0.53% |
| 2024 | 16.57M | +78,580 | +0.48% |
| 2023 | 16.49M | +70,151 | +0.43% |
| 2022 | 16.42M | +50,708 | +0.31% |
| 2021 | 16.37M | +16,697 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.35M | +6,364 | +0.04% |
| 2019 | 16.34M | +17,465 | +0.11% |
| 2018 | 16.33M | +37,741 | +0.23% |
| 2017 | 16.29M | +69,763 | +0.43% |
| 2016 | 16.22M | +162,407 | +1.01% |
| 2015 | 16.06M | +210,509 | +1.33% |
| 2014 | 15.85M | +160,754 | +1.02% |
| 2013 | 15.69M | +142,068 | +0.91% |
| 2012 | 15.54M | +109,466 | +0.71% |
| 2011 | 15.43M | +43,968 | +0.29% |
| 2010 | 15.39M | +39,989 | +0.26% |
| 2009 | 15.35M | +60,911 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.29M | +20,541 | +0.13% |
| 2007 | 15.27M | −36,578 | −0.24% |
| 2006 | 15.31M | −69,718 | −0.45% |
| 2005 | 15.38M | −119,918 | −0.77% |
| 2004 | 15.5M | −186,829 | −1.19% |
| 2003 | 15.68M | −241,142 | −1.51% |
| 2002 | 15.92M | −266,936 | −1.65% |
| 2001 | 16.19M | −270,328 | −1.64% |
| 2000 | 16.46M | −240,109 | −1.44% |
| 1999 | 16.7M | −185,886 | −1.1% |
| 1998 | 16.89M | −123,787 | −0.73% |
| 1997 | 17.01M | +73,800 | +0.44% |
| 1996 | 16.94M | +237,199 | +1.42% |
| 1995 | 16.7M | +334,194 | +2.04% |
| 1994 | 16.37M | +235,357 | +1.46% |
| 1993 | 16.13M | +185,130 | +1.16% |
| 1992 | 15.94M | +302,579 | +1.93% |
| 1991 | 15.64M | +268,005 | +1.74% |
| 1990 | 15.37M | +282,724 | +1.87% |
| 1989 | 15.09M | +319,569 | +2.16% |
| 1988 | 14.77M | +338,543 | +2.35% |
| 1987 | 14.43M | +345,988 | +2.46% |
| 1986 | 14.09M | +349,473 | +2.54% |
| 1985 | 13.74M | +357,086 | +2.67% |
| 1984 | 13.38M | +360,776 | +2.77% |
| 1983 | 13.02M | +344,373 | +2.72% |
| 1982 | 12.68M | +311,950 | +2.52% |
| 1981 | 12.36M | +283,076 | +2.34% |
| 1980 | 12.08M | +266,327 | +2.25% |
| 1979 | 11.81M | +257,145 | +2.22% |
| 1978 | 11.56M | +254,182 | +2.25% |
| 1977 | 11.3M | +259,367 | +2.35% |
| 1976 | 11.04M | +266,558 | +2.47% |
| 1975 | 10.78M | +270,912 | +2.58% |
| 1974 | 10.51M | +272,982 | +2.67% |
| 1973 | 10.23M | +272,992 | +2.74% |
| 1972 | 9.96M | +270,636 | +2.79% |
| 1971 | 9.69M | +275,518 | +2.93% |
| 1970 | 9.41M | +283,171 | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 9.13M | +282,123 | +3.19% |
| 1968 | 8.85M | +277,885 | +3.24% |
| 1967 | 8.57M | +272,467 | +3.28% |
| 1966 | 8.3M | +262,979 | +3.27% |
| 1965 | 8.04M | +251,233 | +3.23% |
| 1964 | 7.78M | +232,276 | +3.08% |
| 1963 | 7.55M | +218,763 | +2.98% |
| 1962 | 7.33M | +214,474 | +3.01% |
| 1961 | 7.12M | +198,857 | +2.87% |
| 1960 | 6.92M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.
Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The share of children and adolescents in the population — a measure of how young a country is.
Demography Population aged 15–64How many people of working age a country has by the international definition.
Demography Population aged 65 and overHow many people aged 65 and over there are in a country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
