Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 20-24, female, per capita

Malawi
0.05 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0465 units per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th

Population ages 20-24, female, per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.05 units per person against 0.0465 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0035 units per person.

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 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0471 units per person 0.043 units per person 0.0042 units per person Malawi
1970s 0.0416 units per person 0.0424 units per person 0.0008 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 0.0462 units per person 0.0435 units per person 0.0027 units per person Malawi
1990s 0.0456 units per person 0.0446 units per person 0.001 units per person Malawi
2000s 0.0492 units per person 0.0459 units per person 0.0033 units per person Malawi
2010s 0.0484 units per person 0.0454 units per person 0.003 units per person Malawi
2020s 0.0489 units per person 0.0459 units per person 0.003 units per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, per capita, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Malawi, at 0.05 units per person against 0.0465 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female, per capita between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0035 units per person, 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 20-24, female, per capita?
Malawi ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 20-24, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 20-24, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 20-24, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.