Netherlands vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 65-69, female
Netherlands
6.0%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.5%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
46th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
44th
Population ages 65-69, female over time
- Netherlands
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 6.0% against 1.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 4.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 218 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2.3% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 1.5% | 2.7% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 1.4% | 2.8% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 1.4% | 2.9% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 1.3% | 2.9% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 1.3% | 4.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 1.4% | 4.4% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65-69, female, Netherlands or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Netherlands, at 6.0% against 1.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65-69, female between Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 4.5%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 65-69, female?
- Netherlands ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65-69, 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 65 to 69 as a percentage of the total female population.