Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 15-19, female, per capita

Malawi
0.0598 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.054 units per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th

Population ages 15-19, female, per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0598 units per person against 0.054 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0058 units per person.

That makes Malawi'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 Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0526 units per person 0.0495 units per person 0.0031 units per person Malawi
1970s 0.049 units per person 0.0503 units per person 0.0013 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 0.0529 units per person 0.0515 units per person 0.0015 units per person Malawi
1990s 0.0525 units per person 0.053 units per person 0.0005 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 0.0569 units per person 0.0537 units per person 0.0031 units per person Malawi
2010s 0.0557 units per person 0.0527 units per person 0.003 units per person Malawi
2020s 0.059 units per person 0.0537 units per person 0.0053 units per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-19, female, per capita, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Malawi, at 0.0598 units per person against 0.054 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-19, female, per capita between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0058 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 15-19, female, per capita?
Malawi ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-19, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-19, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 15-19, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.