Russia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 75-79, female

Russia
4.1%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.6%
in 2025
Russia rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
44th

Population ages 75-79, female over time

  • Russia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 4.1% against 0.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 3.5%.

That makes Russia's figure about 6.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Russia ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 1.6% 0.6% 1.0% Russia
1970s 2.1% 0.6% 1.5% Russia
1980s 2.9% 0.6% 2.4% Russia
1990s 2.7% 0.6% 2.1% Russia
2000s 3.7% 0.6% 3.1% Russia
2010s 3.8% 0.6% 3.2% Russia
2020s 3.0% 0.6% 2.4% Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 75-79, female, Russia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Russia, at 4.1% against 0.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 75-79, female between Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
3.5%, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 75-79, female?
Russia ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 75-79, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 75-79, female (% of female population)
Unit
% of female 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
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Female population between the ages 75 to 79 as a percentage of the total female population.