Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate was 1.62 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.62 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
7th
of 45 groups
All-time high
3.22 % change on previous year
in 1982
All-time low
1.62 % change on previous year
in 2025
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1.62 % change on previous year for population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 3.22 % change on previous year in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.62 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.75 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 2.86 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 2.97 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 2.97 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 2.99 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 3.01 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 3.04 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 3.07 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 3.08 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 3.12 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 3.13 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 3.11 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 3.12 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 3.21 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 3.12 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 3.16 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 3.22 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 2.62 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 2.64 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 2.52 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.74 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 2.65 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 2.39 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 2.42 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.5 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.52 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.57 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.62 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.67 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.68 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.51 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.91 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | 3.04 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.11 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | 3.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | 3.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 % change on previous year | 2.42 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | 1.89 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 4 Somalia 3.31 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Chad 3.24 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.07 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Central African Republic 2.75 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Yemen 2.66 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 2.51 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Angola 2.46 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0114 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0156 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.62 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 % change on previous year in 1982.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 0-14, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 0-14, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.