Antigua and Barbuda vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Population, female
Antigua and Barbuda
52.4%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
50.2%
in 2025
Antigua and Barbuda rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
20th
Population, female over time
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 52.4% against 50.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Antigua and Barbuda has been ahead every year.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Antigua and Barbuda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Antigua and Barbuda | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.3% | 50.5% | 1.8% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1970s | 52.8% | 50.5% | 2.3% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1980s | 52.5% | 50.4% | 2.0% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1990s | 51.9% | 50.4% | 1.4% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 50.4% | 2.4% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 50.3% | 2.3% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 50.2% | 2.3% | Antigua and Barbuda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Antigua and Barbuda or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Antigua and Barbuda, at 52.4% against 50.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Antigua and Barbuda and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 2.2%, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Antigua and Barbuda and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for population, female?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total 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 is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.