Sao Tome and Principe vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 20-24, female
Sao Tome and Principe
9.8%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
9.3%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
7th
Population ages 20-24, female over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 9.8% against 9.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 8.5% | 0.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 8.4% | 0.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 0.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.8% | 0.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.1% | 1.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 9.0% | 0.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 9.1% | 0.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, Sao Tome and Principe or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 9.8% against 9.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.5%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 20-24, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th 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.