Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 45-49, female

Egypt
3.16 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
25.80 million
in 2025
Egypt rank
16th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
18th

Population ages 45-49, female over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 25.80 million against 3.16 million in Egypt, a difference of 22.64 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 8.2 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 16th 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 Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 663,231 4.90 million 4.23 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 841,964 6.21 million 5.37 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 918,075 7.82 million 6.91 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 1.29 million 10.01 million 8.72 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 1.89 million 13.46 million 11.57 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2.37 million 18.17 million 15.80 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 2.91 million 23.58 million 20.67 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 45-49, female, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 25.80 million against 3.16 million in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 45-49, female between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
22.64 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 45-49, female?
Egypt ranks 16th 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 45-49, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 45-49, 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
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Female population between the ages 45 to 49.