South Africa South Africa, Population ages 65 and above, total

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2024 4,282,432 30 +164,086 +3.98%
2023 4,118,346 30 +150,064 +3.78%
2022 3,968,282 30 +133,825 +3.49%
2021 3,834,457 30 +134,405 +3.63%
2020 3,700,052 30 +157,421 +4.44%
2019 3,542,631 31 +156,787 +4.63%
2018 3,385,844 32 +142,105 +4.38%
2017 3,243,739 32 +109,617 +3.5%
2016 3,134,122 32 +88,288 +2.9%
2015 3,045,834 32 +81,987 +2.77%
2014 2,963,847 31 +72,519 +2.51%
2013 2,891,328 31 +67,623 +2.39%
2012 2,823,705 31 +45,950 +1.65%
2011 2,777,755 30 +31,069 +1.13%
2010 2,746,686 30 +31,743 +1.17%
2009 2,714,943 30 +38,719 +1.45%
2008 2,676,224 30 +48,154 +1.83%
2007 2,628,070 30 +50,716 +1.97%
2006 2,577,354 30 +55,535 +2.2%
2005 2,521,819 30 +60,965 +2.48%
2004 2,460,854 30 +59,208 +2.47%
2003 2,401,646 30 +56,357 +2.4%
2002 2,345,289 30 +54,036 +2.36%
2001 2,291,253 31 +52,807 +2.36%
2000 2,238,446 31 +54,818 +2.51%
1999 2,183,628 31 +62,697 +2.96%
1998 2,120,931 31 +73,490 +3.59%
1997 2,047,441 32 +91,293 +4.67%
1996 1,956,148 32 +89,966 +4.82%
1995 1,866,182 32 +84,764 +4.76%
1994 1,781,418 32 +53,810 +3.11%
1993 1,727,608 32 +34,922 +2.06%
1992 1,692,686 32 +47,204 +2.87%
1991 1,645,482 32 +34,785 +2.16%
1990 1,610,697 32 +34,766 +2.21%
1989 1,575,931 32 +40,424 +2.63%
1988 1,535,507 32 +45,594 +3.06%
1987 1,489,913 32 +48,490 +3.36%
1986 1,441,423 33 +50,888 +3.66%
1985 1,390,535 33 +57,122 +4.28%
1984 1,333,413 34 +59,492 +4.67%
1983 1,273,921 35 +54,830 +4.5%
1982 1,219,091 37 +50,347 +4.31%
1981 1,168,744 37 +45,745 +4.07%
1980 1,122,999 38 +38,841 +3.58%
1979 1,084,158 38 +33,828 +3.22%
1978 1,050,330 38 +33,255 +3.27%
1977 1,017,075 38 +32,387 +3.29%
1976 984,688 39 +31,789 +3.34%
1975 952,899 38 +31,513 +3.42%
1974 921,386 39 +31,191 +3.5%
1973 890,195 39 +30,994 +3.61%
1972 859,201 39 +30,691 +3.7%
1971 828,510 40 +31,084 +3.9%
1970 797,426 41 +31,493 +4.11%
1969 765,933 41 +30,834 +4.19%
1968 735,099 41 +29,622 +4.2%
1967 705,477 41 +27,924 +4.12%
1966 677,553 42 +25,940 +3.98%
1965 651,613 42 +23,804 +3.79%
1964 627,809 42 +21,450 +3.54%
1963 606,359 42 +18,998 +3.23%
1962 587,361 42 +16,241 +2.84%
1961 571,120 42 +13,301 +2.38%
1960 557,819 42

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