Germany vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population, female

Germany
42.26 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
662.81 million
in 2025
Germany rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th

Population, female over time

  • Germany
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 662.81 million against 42.26 million in Germany, a difference of 620.55 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 15.7 times Germany's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 19th 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 Germany Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 40.07 million 128.95 million 88.88 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 41.23 million 168.67 million 127.45 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 40.76 million 225.31 million 184.54 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 41.80 million 297.51 million 255.72 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 42.24 million 389.06 million 346.83 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 41.56 million 509.05 million 467.48 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 42.17 million 624.13 million 581.95 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Germany or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 662.81 million against 42.26 million in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
620.55 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population, female?
Germany ranks 19th 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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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.