The data displays the median age of the population in South Africa from 1950 to 2050*.The median age is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. In 2015, the median age of the South African population was 26.1 years.
1950 | 21.1 |
1955 | 20.3 |
1960 | 19.6 |
1965 | 19.1 |
1970 | 19 |
1975 | 19.2 |
1980 | 19.3 |
1985 | 19.6 |
1990 | 20.1 |
1995 | 21.6 |
2000 | 22.8 |
2005 | 23.8 |
2010 | 24.8 |
2015 | 26.1 |
2020 | 27.3 |
2025 | 28.5 |
2030 | 29.6 |
2035 | 30.7 |
2040 | 31.8 |
2045 | 32.9 |
2050 | 34.1 |