Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Sierra Leone: Population ages 20-24, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
8.4%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
9.6%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
18th
Sierra Leone rank
16th

Population ages 20-24, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 9.6% against 8.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 8.1% 8.5% 0.4% Sierra Leone
1970s 8.4% 7.9% 0.5% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 8.9% 8.3% 0.5% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 8.8% 8.6% 0.2% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 9.8% 8.7% 1.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 9.2% 9.1% 0.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 8.5% 9.6% 1.1% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 9.6% against 8.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sierra Leone?
1.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sierra Leone?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sierra Leone rank globally for population ages 20-24, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population)
Unit
% of female population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.