Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 25-29, female

Japan
3.00 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
52.13 million
in 2025
Japan rank
17th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
14th

Population ages 25-29, female over time

  • Japan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 52.13 million against 3.00 million in Japan, a difference of 49.12 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 17.4 times Japan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 218 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 4.34 million 9.52 million 5.17 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 5.03 million 12.04 million 7.01 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 3.94 million 16.31 million 12.37 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 4.26 million 21.97 million 17.71 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 4.25 million 29.57 million 25.32 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 3.19 million 39.44 million 36.24 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 2.98 million 48.79 million 45.81 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 25-29, female, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 52.13 million against 3.00 million in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 25-29, female between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
49.12 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 25-29, female?
Japan ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th 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 25-29, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 25-29, female
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population between the ages 25 to 29.