Canada vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita

Canada
0.1089 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0181 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
41st

Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.020.040.060.080.1196019922025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.1089 units per person against 0.0181 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0908 units per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 6.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 217 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0407 units per person 0.0172 units per person 0.0235 units per person Canada
1970s 0.0472 units per person 0.0169 units per person 0.0302 units per person Canada
1980s 0.0588 units per person 0.0169 units per person 0.0419 units per person Canada
1990s 0.0687 units per person 0.0167 units per person 0.052 units per person Canada
2000s 0.074 units per person 0.0166 units per person 0.0574 units per person Canada
2010s 0.0866 units per person 0.0166 units per person 0.0699 units per person Canada
2020s 0.1031 units per person 0.0176 units per person 0.0855 units per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, per capita, Canada or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Canada, at 0.1089 units per person against 0.0181 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per capita between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0908 units per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
Canada ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.