Eritrea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 15-19, female
Eritrea
11.7%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
10.8%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd
Population ages 15-19, female over time
- Eritrea
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 11.7% against 10.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.1% | 9.8% | 0.3% | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 9.6% | 9.9% | 0.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 10.2% | 0.1% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.5% | 0.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 10.7% | 0.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.5% | 0.7% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 10.7% | 1.1% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, female, Eritrea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Eritrea, at 11.7% against 10.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, female between Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.9%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 15-19, female?
- Eritrea ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 15 to 19 as a percentage of the total female population.