France vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population, female
France
35.40 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
662.81 million
in 2025
France rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th
Population, female over time
- France
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 662.81 million against 35.40 million in France, a difference of 627.41 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 18.7 times France's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
France ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th 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 | France | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.43 million | 128.95 million | 103.52 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 27.43 million | 168.67 million | 141.24 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 29.01 million | 225.31 million | 196.30 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 30.57 million | 297.51 million | 266.94 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 32.43 million | 389.06 million | 356.63 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 34.20 million | 509.05 million | 474.84 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 35.15 million | 624.13 million | 588.97 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, France or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 662.81 million against 35.40 million in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 627.41 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population, female?
- France ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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. 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 based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.