Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.4038 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.4038 units per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
6th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.4557 units per person
in 1984
All-time low
0.4038 units per person
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.4038 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, total, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.4557 units per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4038 units per person, in 2025.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4293 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4303 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4315 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4329 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4346 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4362 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4378 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4394 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4409 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4423 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4438 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4453 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4469 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4483 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4494 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4504 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4515 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4526 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4533 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.454 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4546 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4551 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4555 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4556 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4557 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4556 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4555 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4553 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.455 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4545 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.454 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4533 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4528 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4522 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4512 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4505 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4506 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4505 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4495 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4481 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.447 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4459 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4449 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4439 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4431 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4425 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4421 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4416 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.441 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4403 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4394 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4383 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4371 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4357 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4343 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4326 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4307 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4284 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4256 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4228 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4199 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4168 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4137 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4104 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4071 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4038 units per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4355 units per person | 0.4293 units per person | 0.4423 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4495 units per person | 0.4438 units per person | 0.454 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4553 units per person | 0.4545 units per person | 0.4557 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4513 units per person | 0.4481 units per person | 0.454 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4432 units per person | 0.4403 units per person | 0.447 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4325 units per person | 0.4228 units per person | 0.4394 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.412 units per person | 0.4038 units per person | 0.4199 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 3 Niger 0.4623 units per person compare
- 4 Chad 0.4596 units per person compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.4595 units per person compare
- 6 Mali 0.4579 units per person compare
- 7 Mozambique 0.4417 units per person compare
- 8 Angola 0.441 units per person compare
- 9 Burundi 0.4398 units per person compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2801 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4985 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.4038 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4557 units per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4038 units per person in 2025.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total 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, total ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.