Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 15-19, female
Malawi
11.7%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
10.8%
in 2025
Malawi rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th
Population ages 15-19, female over time
- Malawi
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 11.7% against 10.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.9%.
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 6th 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 | 10.1% | 9.8% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 9.5% | 9.9% | 0.5% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 10.2% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.5% | 0.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 10.7% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.5% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 10.7% | 0.8% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, female, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Malawi, at 11.7% against 10.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, female between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.9%, 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?
- Malawi ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th 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.