Mexico vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 0-14, total

Mexico
31.79 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
533.68 million
in 2025
Mexico rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
10th

Population ages 0-14, total over time

  • Mexico
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 533.68 million against 31.79 million in Mexico, a difference of 501.89 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 16.8 times Mexico's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 217 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 20.20 million 111.35 million 91.14 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 27.50 million 150.24 million 122.74 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 31.62 million 203.37 million 171.75 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 33.03 million 266.06 million 233.03 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 33.90 million 341.78 million 307.88 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 33.70 million 437.74 million 404.04 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 32.41 million 512.24 million 479.83 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Mexico or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 533.68 million against 31.79 million in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
501.89 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
Mexico ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 217 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
265 places, 17,460 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.