Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 20-24, female
Japan
2.99 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
61.40 million
in 2025
Japan rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
16th
Population ages 20-24, female over time
- Japan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 61.40 million against 2.99 million in Japan, a difference of 58.41 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 20.5 times Japan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.65 million | 10.98 million | 6.32 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 4.71 million | 14.15 million | 9.45 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 3.86 million | 19.43 million | 15.57 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 4.64 million | 26.31 million | 21.68 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 3.61 million | 35.42 million | 31.81 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 2.95 million | 45.93 million | 42.98 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 2.97 million | 57.11 million | 54.14 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 61.40 million against 2.99 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 58.41 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 20-24, female?
- Japan ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 20-24, female. 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.