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)
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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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Indicator
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.