China vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 70-74, female
China
5.1%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.0%
in 2025
China rank
45th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
43rd
Population ages 70-74, female over time
- China
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
China currently reports 5.1% against 1.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 4.1%.
That makes China's figure about 5.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | China |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | China |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | China |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | China |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1.4% | China |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.9% | 1.8% | China |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 1.0% | 3.4% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 70-74, female, China or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- China, at 5.1% against 1.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 70-74, female between China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 4.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 70-74, female?
- China ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 70-74, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 70 to 74 as a percentage of the total female population.