Indonesia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population, female

Indonesia
142.19 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
662.87 million
in 2025
Indonesia rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
18th

Population, female over time

  • Indonesia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 662.87 million against 142.19 million in Indonesia, a difference of 520.67 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 4.7 times Indonesia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th of 217 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 50.30 million 128.98 million 78.68 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 65.52 million 168.70 million 103.18 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 82.66 million 225.34 million 142.68 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 99.12 million 297.55 million 198.43 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 114.45 million 389.10 million 274.65 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 129.38 million 509.09 million 379.71 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 139.41 million 624.18 million 484.77 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Indonesia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 662.87 million against 142.19 million in Indonesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
520.67 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population, female?
Indonesia ranks 4th 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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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.