Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female in South Africa

South Africa: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female was 11,838 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
11,838
World rank
29th
of 144 countries
All-time high
11,838
in 2010
All-time low
3,655
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female in South Africa, 1960–2010

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1960198520101960: 3.7k1965: 4.1k1970: 4.5k1975: 5.1k1980: 5.8k1985: 6.7k1990: 7.8k1995: 9.5k2000: 11.0k2005: 11.7k2010: 11.8k

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female in South Africa is 11,838, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female in South Africa peaked at 11,838 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,655, in 1960.

That places South Africa 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female in South Africa, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 3,655
1965 4,092 +12.0%
1970 4,515 +10.3%
1975 5,053 +11.9%
1980 5,759 +14.0%
1985 6,677 +15.9%
1990 7,762 +16.2%
1995 9,540 +22.9%
2000 11,010 +15.4%
2005 11,698 +6.2%
2010 11,838 +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,874 3,655 4,092 2
1970s 4,784 4,515 5,053 2
1980s 6,218 5,759 6,677 2
1990s 8,651 7,762 9,540 2
2000s 11,354 11,010 11,698 2
2010s 11,838 11,838 11,838 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 26 Colombia 13,496 compare
  2. 27 Argentina 12,435 compare
  3. 28 Canada 12,157 compare
  4. 30 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11,166 compare
  5. 31 Algeria 9,312 compare
  6. 32 Morocco 8,961 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female in South Africa?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female in South Africa was 11,838 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 11,838 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 3,655 in 1960.
How does South Africa rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female?
South Africa ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Population in thousands, age 25+, female is the female population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.