Sub-Saharan Africa vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0323 units per person
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.197 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
38th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.050.10.150.2196019922025

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.197 units per person against 0.0323 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1647 units per person.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 6.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 38th of 44 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0311 units per person 0.122 units per person 0.0909 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 0.0308 units per person 0.14 units per person 0.1092 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.0308 units per person 0.1524 units per person 0.1216 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.0303 units per person 0.1595 units per person 0.1292 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.0298 units per person 0.1597 units per person 0.1299 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.0299 units per person 0.1753 units per person 0.1454 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.0315 units per person 0.1912 units per person 0.1597 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.197 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 Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.1647 units per person, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 38th of 44 groups.
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.