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Military > Manpower fit for military service Stats: compare key data on Nigeria & South Africa

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  • Females age 18-49: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
  • Females age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Males age 18-49: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
  • Males age 18-49 per 1000: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Nigeria South Africa HISTORY
Females age 16-49 19867683 6476264
Females age 18-49 13.86 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Africa
4.61 million
Ranked 27th.
Females age 18-49 per 1000 94.17
Ranked 105th.
95.51
Ranked 104th. 1% more than Nigeria
Males age 16-49 None None
Males age 18-49 15.05 million
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than South Africa
4.93 million
Ranked 26th.
Males age 18-49 per 1000 102.27
Ranked 133th. About the same as South Africa
102.11
Ranked 134th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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