India vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 15-64, total, per capita
India
0.6843 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.5639 units per person
in 2025
India rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
41st
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita over time
- India
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
India currently reports 0.6843 units per person against 0.5639 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1204 units per person.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 217 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5514 units per person | 0.5334 units per person | 0.018 units per person | India |
| 1970s | 0.5548 units per person | 0.5197 units per person | 0.0351 units per person | India |
| 1980s | 0.567 units per person | 0.514 units per person | 0.0531 units per person | India |
| 1990s | 0.5843 units per person | 0.5184 units per person | 0.0659 units per person | India |
| 2000s | 0.6163 units per person | 0.5269 units per person | 0.0893 units per person | India |
| 2010s | 0.654 units per person | 0.5376 units per person | 0.1164 units per person | India |
| 2020s | 0.6788 units per person | 0.5565 units per person | 0.1223 units per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, per capita, India or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- India, at 0.6843 units per person against 0.5639 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, per capita between India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.1204 units per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
- India ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.