Bhutan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 25-29, female
Bhutan
9.1%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
7.9%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
12th
Population ages 25-29, female over time
- Bhutan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 9.1% against 7.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8% | 7.4% | 0.4% | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 7.1% | 0.5% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 7.2% | 0.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.4% | 0.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.6% | 0.8% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 7.7% | 2.2% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 7.8% | 1.7% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 25-29, female, Bhutan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Bhutan, at 9.1% against 7.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 25-29, female between Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 1.2%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 25-29, female?
- Bhutan ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 25-29, 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 25 to 29 as a percentage of the total female population.