Curaçao vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population, female
Curaçao
52.4%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
50.2%
in 2025
Curaçao rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th
Population, female over time
- Curaçao
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Curaçao currently reports 52.4% against 50.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Curaçao ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Curaçao has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curaçao | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.5% | 50.5% | 0.0% | Curaçao |
| 1970s | 51.0% | 50.5% | 0.5% | Curaçao |
| 1980s | 51.8% | 50.4% | 1.4% | Curaçao |
| 1990s | 52.7% | 50.4% | 2.3% | Curaçao |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 50.4% | 3.4% | Curaçao |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 50.3% | 3.7% | Curaçao |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 50.2% | 2.3% | Curaçao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Curaçao or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Curaçao, at 52.4% against 50.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Curaçao and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 2.2%, with Curaçao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curaçao and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Curaçao and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population, female?
- Curaçao ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.