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

Ethiopia
454,267
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4.05 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th

Population ages 75-79, female over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 4.05 million against 454,267 in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.60 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.9 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 218 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 71,167 725,749 654,582 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 86,590 943,058 856,468 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 109,049 1.27 million 1.16 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 141,064 1.69 million 1.55 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 183,392 2.25 million 2.06 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 283,328 2.97 million 2.69 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 414,040 3.72 million 3.31 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 75-79, female, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 4.05 million against 454,267 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 75-79, female between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
3.60 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 75-79, female?
Ethiopia ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 75-79, female. 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
Source
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
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Female population between the ages 75 to 79.