Population ages 0-14, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 0-14, female, per capita was 0.1997 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0.1997 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.2264 units per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1997 units per person, in 2025.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2144 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.215 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2156 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2163 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2171 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2179 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2186 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2193 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.22 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2206 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2213 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.222 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2227 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2234 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.224 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2244 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2249 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2254 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2257 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2259 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2261 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2262 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2264 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2264 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2264 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2263 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2262 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2261 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2259 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2256 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2253 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2249 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2247 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2244 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2238 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2235 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2235 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2235 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.223 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2223 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2217 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2211 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2206 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2202 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2197 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2194 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2191 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2189 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2186 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2182 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2177 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2171 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2164 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2157 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.215 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2141 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2132 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.212 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2106 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2092 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2077 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2062 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2046 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.203 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2014 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1997 units per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2175 units per person | 0.2144 units per person | 0.2206 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.224 units per person | 0.2213 units per person | 0.2259 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2262 units per person | 0.2256 units per person | 0.2264 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2239 units per person | 0.2223 units per person | 0.2253 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2197 units per person | 0.2182 units per person | 0.2217 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2141 units per person | 0.2092 units per person | 0.2177 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2038 units per person | 0.1997 units per person | 0.2077 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 2 Somalia 0.2294 units per person compare
- 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.2292 units per person compare
- 4 Niger 0.2274 units per person compare
- 5 Chad 0.2267 units per person compare
- 6 Mali 0.2265 units per person compare
- 7 Mozambique 0.2199 units per person compare
- 8 Angola 0.2192 units per person compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.1997 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, female, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2264 units per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, female, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1997 units per person in 2025.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for population ages 0-14, female, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, female, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 0-14, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.