Which has higher population, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tanzania?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 662.87 million against 35.57 million in Tanzania as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?

627.30 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tanzania: Population, female

Sub-Saharan Africa

662.87 million

in 2025

Tanzania

35.57 million

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

18th

Tanzania rank

21st

Population, female over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 662.87 million against 35.57 million in Tanzania, a difference of 627.30 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 18.6 times Tanzania's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 21st of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	128.98 million	5.77 million	123.21 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s	168.70 million	8.03 million	160.67 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	225.34 million	11.21 million	214.13 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	297.55 million	14.91 million	282.64 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	389.10 million	19.57 million	369.53 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	509.09 million	26.08 million	483.01 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	624.18 million	33.14 million	591.03 million	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tanzania?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 662.87 million against 35.57 million in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?: 627.30 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania rank globally for population, female?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 21st of 47 groups.
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: 29 October 2026

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