Female population as a share of total population

51.3 (%) in 2023

In 2023, female population for South Africa was 51.3 %. Over the last 27 years, female population in South Africa was decreasing on average by 0.10% each year, although before that, it grew from 48.1 % in 1980 to 52.7 % in 1997.

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Annual data series are interpolated from 5-year period data. Therefore they may not reflect real events as much as observed data.

Date Value Change, %
2023 51.3 -0.10%
2022 51.3 -0.10%
2021 51.3 -0.09%
2020 51.4 -0.08%
2019 51.4 -0.08%
2018 51.5 -0.06%
2017 51.5 0.20%
2016 51.4 0.01%
2015 51.4 -0.34%
2014 51.6 -0.18%
2013 51.7 -0.12%
2012 51.7