Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 75-79, female
Nigeria
642,472
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4.05 million
in 2025
Nigeria rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th
Population ages 75-79, female over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 4.05 million against 642,472 in Nigeria, a difference of 3.41 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.3 times Nigeria's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 26th 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 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 152,439 | 725,749 | 573,310 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 195,410 | 943,058 | 747,648 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 243,342 | 1.27 million | 1.03 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 309,847 | 1.69 million | 1.38 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 383,745 | 2.25 million | 1.86 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 498,465 | 2.97 million | 2.47 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 610,944 | 3.72 million | 3.11 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, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 4.05 million against 642,472 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 75-79, female between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 3.41 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 75-79, female?
- Nigeria ranks 26th 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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About this data
Female population between the ages 75 to 79.