Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 0-14, total

Egypt
37.35 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
533.66 million
in 2025
Egypt rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
12th

Population ages 0-14, total over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 533.66 million against 37.35 million in Egypt, a difference of 496.31 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.3 times Egypt's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 218 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 12.73 million 111.33 million 98.60 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 15.86 million 150.22 million 134.36 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 20.66 million 203.35 million 182.68 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 25.55 million 266.04 million 240.48 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 28.09 million 341.76 million 313.67 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 33.43 million 437.72 million 404.30 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 37.03 million 512.21 million 475.18 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 533.66 million against 37.35 million in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
496.31 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
Egypt ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 0-14, total
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
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Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.