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Blog: 22 June 2016 (Number of citizens per age grouping per population group)
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We take a look at the contribution of the various population groups to various age groupings in South Africa. Who makes up the majority of children (0-15 years), teenagers (16-21 years), adults (22-65 years) and elderly (> 65 years). The results make for interesting reading as it shows a clear trend developing among the different population groups in South Africa.
Source of the data is labour market dynamics report for 2014 as published by Statistics South Africa. |
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ChildrenThe pie chart to the left shows the contribution to children (0-15 years) made up by the various population groups.
As can be seen from the chart the majority of children in South Africa (84.5%) are African/Black. The smallest contributor to this group is Indian/Asian with 1.9% of children in South Africa falling under this population group |
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TeenagersThe pie chart to the left shows the contribution to teenagers (16-21 years) made up by the various population groups.
As can be seen from the chart the majority of children in South Africa (83.0%) are African/Black. The smallest contributor to this group is Indian/Asian with 2.1% of children in South Africa falling under this population group |
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AdultsThe pie chart to the left shows the contribution to adult population (22-65 years) made up by the various population groups.
As can be seen from the chart the majority of children in South Africa (78.1%) are African/Black. Coloured's and White's having almost equal percentage contibution to the adult population in South Africa with 9.5% and 9.6% respectively |
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ElderlyThe pie chart to the left shows the contribution to elderly population (> 65 years) made up by the various population groups.
As can be seen from the chart the majority of elderly in South Africa (65.1%) are African/Black. Granted this majority is a lot less than the 84.5% observed under Children. |
What is interesting to note is as the age groups go higher, the lower the contribution of African/Blacks and the higher the contribution of White population. Clearly white's have the older average age of citizens compared to African/Blacks. The same trend as White's are present for Indian/Asian population with their contribution to the total increasing as the age grouping increases.
In the next 10 to 20 years the overall population of South Africa will be made up by more African/Blacks compared to 79.9% of the population that is currently made up by the population group, if the percentage of children is taken into account, while the White and Asian population groups will be the population groups with the older average population.
In the next 10 to 20 years the overall population of South Africa will be made up by more African/Blacks compared to 79.9% of the population that is currently made up by the population group, if the percentage of children is taken into account, while the White and Asian population groups will be the population groups with the older average population.