Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 40-44, female
Japan
3.61 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
31.74 million
in 2025
Japan rank
15th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
18th
Population ages 40-44, female over time
- Japan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 31.74 million against 3.61 million in Japan, a difference of 28.12 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 8.8 times Japan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th 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 | 3.22 million | 5.87 million | 2.65 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 3.99 million | 7.38 million | 3.39 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 4.57 million | 9.33 million | 4.76 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 4.63 million | 12.28 million | 7.65 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 3.91 million | 16.50 million | 12.59 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 4.66 million | 22.25 million | 17.60 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 3.88 million | 29.25 million | 25.37 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 40-44, female, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 31.74 million against 3.61 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 40-44, female between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 28.12 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 40-44, female?
- Japan ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th 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 40-44, 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 40 to 44.