China vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population, female

China
690.54 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
662.87 million
in 2025
China rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
18th

Population, female over time

  • China
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
200.0M400.0M600.0M196019922025

How they compare

China currently reports 690.54 million against 662.87 million in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 27.67 million.

Across all 66 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th of 217 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 350.29 million 128.98 million 221.32 million China
1970s 442.60 million 168.70 million 273.90 million China
1980s 513.85 million 225.34 million 288.51 million China
1990s 586.30 million 297.55 million 288.75 million China
2000s 634.82 million 389.10 million 245.72 million China
2010s 671.49 million 509.09 million 162.40 million China
2020s 691.11 million 624.18 million 66.94 million China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, China or Sub-Saharan Africa?
China, at 690.54 million against 662.87 million in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between China and Sub-Saharan Africa?
27.67 million, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sub-Saharan Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do China and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population, female?
China ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.