Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 20-24, female
Ethiopia
10.0%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
9.3%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
7th
Population ages 20-24, female over time
- Ethiopia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 10.0% against 9.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.0% | 8.5% | 0.5% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 8.1% | 8.4% | 0.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 8.6% | 0.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.8% | 0.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 9.1% | 0.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.0% | 0.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.1% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Ethiopia, at 10.0% against 9.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.7%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 20-24, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population). 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 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.