Norway vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Norway
0.1908 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0323 units per person
in 2025
Norway rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th

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

  • Norway
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.050.10.150.2196019922025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.1908 units per person against 0.0323 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1585 units per person.

That makes Norway's figure about 5.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Norway ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1189 units per person 0.0311 units per person 0.0878 units per person Norway
1970s 0.1364 units per person 0.0308 units per person 0.1057 units per person Norway
1980s 0.156 units per person 0.0308 units per person 0.1252 units per person Norway
1990s 0.1594 units per person 0.0303 units per person 0.1291 units per person Norway
2000s 0.148 units per person 0.0298 units per person 0.1182 units per person Norway
2010s 0.1616 units per person 0.0299 units per person 0.1317 units per person Norway
2020s 0.1842 units per person 0.0315 units per person 0.1527 units per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Norway, at 0.1908 units per person against 0.0323 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.1585 units per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
Norway ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, 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, total, 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, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.