Which has higher population, age 17, female, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 524,598 against 498,357 in South Africa as of 2015.

What is the difference in population, age 17, female between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?

26,241, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?

25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 17, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Population, age 17, female

South Africa

498,357

in 2015

Tanzania, United Republic of

524,598

in 2015

South Africa rank

20th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

18th

Population, age 17, female over time

South Africa
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 524,598 against 498,357 in South Africa, a difference of 26,241.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 20th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 18th of 191 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	437,891	319,183	118,708	South Africa
2000s	484,846	416,802	68,044	South Africa
2010s	500,434	484,014	16,419	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 17, female, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 524,598 against 498,357 in South Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 17, female between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 26,241, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for population, age 17, female?: South Africa ranks 20th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 18th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 17, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, age 17, female
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.