Russia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 15-19, female
Russia
3.98 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
71.39 million
in 2025
Russia rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
11th
Population ages 15-19, female over time
- Russia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 71.39 million against 3.98 million in Russia, a difference of 67.42 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.9 times Russia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 218 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.61 million | 12.64 million | 8.03 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 6.21 million | 16.80 million | 10.59 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 4.92 million | 23.00 million | 18.08 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 5.36 million | 31.30 million | 25.94 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 5.73 million | 41.43 million | 35.70 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 3.52 million | 53.37 million | 49.85 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 3.72 million | 66.79 million | 63.07 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, female, Russia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 71.39 million against 3.98 million in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, female between Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 67.42 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 15-19, female?
- Russia ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th 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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About this data
Female population between the ages 15 to 19.