Which has higher population, age 18, female, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 507,171 against 498,216 in South Africa as of 2015.

What is the difference in population, age 18, female between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?

8,955, 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 18, 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 18, female

South Africa

498,216

in 2015

Tanzania, United Republic of

507,171

in 2015

South Africa rank

20th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

19th

Population, age 18, female over time

South Africa
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 507,171 against 498,216 in South Africa, a difference of 8,955.

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 19th 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	430,940	308,244	122,696	South Africa
2000s	482,132	405,698	76,433	South Africa
2010s	498,199	471,264	26,935	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, age 18, female, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 507,171 against 498,216 in South Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in population, age 18, female between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 8,955, 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 18, female?: South Africa ranks 20th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 19th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population, age 18, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, age 18, 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.