Demographics of South Africa
Age and population estimates: 1950 to 2015

Demographics of South Africa

Section Title: Age and population estimates: 1950 to 2015
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Year	Total population	Percentage under 15 years old	Percentage 15 to 64 years old	Percentage at least 65 years old

1950	13,683,000	38.6	57.8	3.6

1955	15,385,000	39.9	56.4	3.8

1960	17,396,000	40.9	55.2	3.9

1965	19,814,000	41.9	54.2	3.9

1970	22,502,000	42.1	54.5	3.4

1975	25,699,000	41.9	54.9	3.2

1980	29,077,000	41.5	55.3	3.1

1985	32,983,000	40.5	56.4	3.1

1990	36,794,000	38.9	57.9	3.2

1995	41,402,000	36.0	60.6	3.4

2000	44,760,000	33.7	62.6	3.7

2005	47,793,000	31.7	64.2	4.1

2010	50,133,000	30.1	65.2	4.6

2015	54,490,000	29.2	63.0	7.7

Sentence(s)

In 2010, 30.1% of the South Africa's people were children under the age of 15, 65.2% were between 15 and 64 years of age, and 4.6% were 65 or older.

final_sentence: In 2010, 30.1% of the South Africa's people were children under the age of 15, 65.2% were between 15 and 64 years of age, and 4.6% were 65 or older.