Census In Brief

2.21 Age distribution in five-year intervals by population group: Female

African/ Black

Coloured

Indian/ Asian

White

Unspecified
/Other

Total

0 - 4

1,834,026.89

192,534.30

42,750.61

132,708.98

24,837.18

2,226,857.96

5 - 9

1,914,746.90

198,921.51

46,793.57

151,685.09

23,012.61

2,335,159.67

10 - 14

1,896,320.61

201,642.21

51,911.89

173,809.38

21,656.78

2,345,340.87

15 - 19

1,718,702.05

175,255.22

49,690.94

168,911.70

17,943.00

2,130,502.90

20 - 24

1,644,350.09

175,506.15

51,827.95

176,211.20

16,539.49

2,064,434.88

25 - 29

1,381,714.37

169,786.73

47,197.49

179,771.87

14,193.20

1,792,663.65

30 - 34

1,219,386.05

160,346.89

45,181.80

172,732.37

13,054.66

1,610,701.76

35 - 39

1,005,642.63

135,771.38

40,888.05

175,529.13

10,968.51

1,368,799.70

40 - 44

790,311.81

110,044.30

37,526.44

161,379.87

8,765.68

1,108,028.10

45 - 49

590,609.28

85,261.44

32,570.86

148,229.62

7,038.46

863,709.66

50 - 54

444,591.73

63,455.32

25,900.96

129,082.09

5,388.04

668,418.14

55 - 59

401,981.83

51,262.81

19,319.95

109,018.15

4,675.51

586,258.25

60 - 64

381,795.61

45,229.85

14,888.67

92,438.20

4,130.80

538,483.13

65 - 69

326,037.64

30,814.10

10,017.44

84,604.17

3,400.50

454,873.85

70 - 74

188,744.00

20,111.89

6,154.15

69,658.93

2,374.94

287,043.92

75 - 79

164,642.50

12,692.64

3,496.81

52,924.12

1,827.40

235,583.47

80 - 84

70,099.57

7,497.05

1,609.34

36,548.04

1,076.56

116,830.56

85 +

60,318.80

5,721.17

982.02

26,093.53

938.32

94,053.84

Unspecified

176,896.64

13,671.19

4,655.55

30,661.44

9,056.34

234,941.16

Total

16,210,918.97

1,855,526.15

533,364.51

2,271,997.87

190,877.98

21,062,685.47

Age distribution of the African population by gender – October 1996*

Age distribution of the coloured population by gender – October 1996*

Age distribution of the Indian population by gender – October 1996*

Age distribution of the white population by gender – October 1996*

• The age pyramids vary by population group, with the African age distribution looking most like that of a developing nation, and the white age distribution looking most like that of a developed nation.

	African/ Black	Coloured	Indian/ Asian	White	Unspecified /Other	Total
0 - 4	1,834,026.89	192,534.30	42,750.61	132,708.98	24,837.18	2,226,857.96
5 - 9	1,914,746.90	198,921.51	46,793.57	151,685.09	23,012.61	2,335,159.67
10 - 14	1,896,320.61	201,642.21	51,911.89	173,809.38	21,656.78	2,345,340.87
15 - 19	1,718,702.05	175,255.22	49,690.94	168,911.70	17,943.00	2,130,502.90
20 - 24	1,644,350.09	175,506.15	51,827.95	176,211.20	16,539.49	2,064,434.88
25 - 29	1,381,714.37	169,786.73	47,197.49	179,771.87	14,193.20	1,792,663.65
30 - 34	1,219,386.05	160,346.89	45,181.80	172,732.37	13,054.66	1,610,701.76
35 - 39	1,005,642.63	135,771.38	40,888.05	175,529.13	10,968.51	1,368,799.70
40 - 44	790,311.81	110,044.30	37,526.44	161,379.87	8,765.68	1,108,028.10
45 - 49	590,609.28	85,261.44	32,570.86	148,229.62	7,038.46	863,709.66
50 - 54	444,591.73	63,455.32	25,900.96	129,082.09	5,388.04	668,418.14
55 - 59	401,981.83	51,262.81	19,319.95	109,018.15	4,675.51	586,258.25
60 - 64	381,795.61	45,229.85	14,888.67	92,438.20	4,130.80	538,483.13
65 - 69	326,037.64	30,814.10	10,017.44	84,604.17	3,400.50	454,873.85
70 - 74	188,744.00	20,111.89	6,154.15	69,658.93	2,374.94	287,043.92
75 - 79	164,642.50	12,692.64	3,496.81	52,924.12	1,827.40	235,583.47
80 - 84	70,099.57	7,497.05	1,609.34	36,548.04	1,076.56	116,830.56
85 +	60,318.80	5,721.17	982.02	26,093.53	938.32	94,053.84
Unspecified	176,896.64	13,671.19	4,655.55	30,661.44	9,056.34	234,941.16
Total	16,210,918.97	1,855,526.15	533,364.51	2,271,997.87	190,877.98	21,062,685.47