Sub-Saharan Africa vs United States Virgin Islands: Population, female

Sub-Saharan Africa
50.2%
in 2025
United States Virgin Islands
52.6%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th
United States Virgin Islands rank
17th

Population, female over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • United States Virgin Islands
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How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 52.6% against 50.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 17th of 47 groups.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 50.5% 50.6% 0.1% United States Virgin Islands
1970s 50.5% 51.0% 0.5% United States Virgin Islands
1980s 50.4% 51.9% 1.4% United States Virgin Islands
1990s 50.4% 51.9% 1.5% United States Virgin Islands
2000s 50.4% 52.2% 1.8% United States Virgin Islands
2010s 50.3% 52.0% 1.7% United States Virgin Islands
2020s 50.2% 52.1% 1.9% United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or United States Virgin Islands?
United States Virgin Islands, at 52.6% against 50.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and United States Virgin Islands?
2.4%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United States Virgin Islands?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for population, female?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 17th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Population, female (% of total population)
Unit
% of total 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
Last refreshed

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.