Population, age 11, male in South Africa

South Africa: Population, age 11, male was 518,777 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
518,777
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
23rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
518,777
in 2015
All-time low
448,005
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, age 11, male in South Africa, 1990–2015

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200220151990: 448.0k1991: 456.5k1992: 465.7k1993: 474.6k1994: 482.1k1995: 487.0k1996: 489.1k1997: 488.7k1998: 487.2k1999: 486.1k2000: 486.8k2001: 489.7k2002: 494.5k2003: 500.0k2004: 505.2k2005: 508.8k2006: 510.7k2007: 511.2k2008: 510.9k2009: 510.7k2010: 511.2k2011: 512.6k2012: 514.7k2013: 516.8k2014: 518.4k2015: 518.8k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 518,777 for population, age 11, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 11, male in South Africa peaked at 518,777 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 448,005, in 1990.

That places South Africa 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Population, age 11, male in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 11, male in South Africa, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 448,005
1991 456,482 +1.9%
1992 465,678 +2.0%
1993 474,644 +1.9%
1994 482,053 +1.6%
1995 487,026 +1.0%
1996 489,092 +0.4%
1997 488,728 -0.1%
1998 487,151 -0.3%
1999 486,100 -0.2%
2000 486,796 +0.1%
2001 489,735 +0.6%
2002 494,452 +1.0%
2003 500,046 +1.1%
2004 505,161 +1.0%
2005 508,837 +0.7%
2006 510,738 +0.4%
2007 511,241 +0.1%
2008 510,937 -0.1%
2009 510,722 -0.0%
2010 511,218 +0.1%
2011 512,632 +0.3%
2012 514,667 +0.4%
2013 516,821 +0.4%
2014 518,363 +0.3%
2015 518,777 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 476,496 448,005 489,092 10
2000s 502,866 486,796 511,241 10
2010s 515,413 511,218 518,777 6

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 20 Japan 576,660 compare
  2. 21 Uganda 551,753 compare
  3. 22 Sudan 539,166 compare
  4. 24 Afghanistan 481,415 compare
  5. 25 Thailand 453,119 compare
  6. 26 Colombia 450,371 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 11, male in South Africa?
Population, age 11, male in South Africa was 518,777 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 11, male recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 518,777 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 11, male recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 448,005 in 1990.
How does South Africa rank for population, age 11, male?
South Africa ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 11, male rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 11, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 11, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, age 11, male refers to the male population at the specified age.