What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom?

16.5%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs United Kingdom: Population ages 65 and above

Sub-Saharan Africa

3.2%

in 2025

United Kingdom

19.7%

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

42nd

United Kingdom rank

39th

Population ages 65 and above over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 19.7% against 3.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16.5%.

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

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd and United Kingdom ranks 39th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.1%	12.2%	9.1%	United Kingdom
1970s	3.1%	14.0%	10.9%	United Kingdom
1980s	3.1%	15.2%	12.2%	United Kingdom
1990s	3.0%	16.0%	12.9%	United Kingdom
2000s	3.0%	16.0%	13.0%	United Kingdom
2010s	3.0%	17.5%	14.5%	United Kingdom
2020s	3.1%	19.1%	16.0%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 19.7% against 3.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom?: 16.5%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom rank globally for population ages 65 and above?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd and United Kingdom ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). 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 (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.