Mexico vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 15-19, female

Mexico
5.49 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
71.40 million
in 2025
Mexico rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
9th

Population ages 15-19, female over time

  • Mexico
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 71.40 million against 5.49 million in Mexico, a difference of 65.91 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 13.0 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 9th of 218 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 2.24 million 12.64 million 10.41 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 3.18 million 16.80 million 13.62 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 4.35 million 23.01 million 18.66 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 5.03 million 31.30 million 26.27 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 5.31 million 41.43 million 36.13 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 5.51 million 53.38 million 47.86 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 5.51 million 66.79 million 61.28 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-19, female, Mexico or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 71.40 million against 5.49 million in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-19, female between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
65.91 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 15-19, female?
Mexico ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 15-19, female. 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
Source
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population between the ages 15 to 19.