Which has higher population ages 10-14, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 12.8% against 12.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 10-14, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zimbabwe: Population ages 10-14, female

Sub-Saharan Africa

12.0%

in 2025

Zimbabwe

12.8%

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

5th

Zimbabwe rank

7th

Population ages 10-14, female over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 12.8% against 12.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th and Zimbabwe ranks 7th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	11.5%	12.8%	1.4%	Zimbabwe
1970s	11.9%	13.0%	1.2%	Zimbabwe
1980s	12.1%	13.1%	1.0%	Zimbabwe
1990s	12.4%	15.0%	2.6%	Zimbabwe
2000s	12.3%	11.8%	0.5%	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	12.2%	12.2%	0.1%	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	12.2%	12.7%	0.5%	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 10-14, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 12.8% against 12.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 10-14, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?: 0.8%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for population ages 10-14, female?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th and Zimbabwe ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 10-14, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 10-14, female (% of female population)
Unit: % of female population
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Female population between the ages 10 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population.