Netherlands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita

Netherlands
0.1113 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0181 units per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th

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

  • Netherlands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.020.040.060.080.10.12196019922025

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.1113 units per person against 0.0181 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0932 units per person.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 6.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Netherlands ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0519 units per person 0.0172 units per person 0.0347 units per person Netherlands
1970s 0.0616 units per person 0.0169 units per person 0.0446 units per person Netherlands
1980s 0.0718 units per person 0.0169 units per person 0.0549 units per person Netherlands
1990s 0.0785 units per person 0.0167 units per person 0.0618 units per person Netherlands
2000s 0.0814 units per person 0.0166 units per person 0.0647 units per person Netherlands
2010s 0.0955 units per person 0.0166 units per person 0.0789 units per person Netherlands
2020s 0.1076 units per person 0.0176 units per person 0.0899 units per person Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, per capita, Netherlands or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Netherlands, at 0.1113 units per person against 0.0181 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per capita between Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0932 units per person, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
Netherlands ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th 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.