Population ages 00-04, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Population ages 00-04, female, per capita was 0.0726 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 00-04, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central stood at 0.0726 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 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.093 units per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0726 units per person, in 2025.
Africa Western and Central ranks 8th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0869 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0872 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0875 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0879 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0882 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0885 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0887 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0888 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0889 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0891 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0892 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0894 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0897 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.09 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0904 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0909 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0914 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0919 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0924 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0928 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.093 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.093 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0929 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0927 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0925 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0921 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0917 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0913 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0907 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0901 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0897 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0893 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0889 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0887 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0883 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.088 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0877 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0875 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0872 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0871 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0871 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0872 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0873 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0874 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0876 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0876 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0876 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0876 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0875 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0873 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0871 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0867 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0863 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0858 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0851 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0844 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0834 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0822 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0809 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0795 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0779 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0764 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0751 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0741 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0733 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0726 units per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0881 units per person | 0.0869 units per person | 0.0891 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0908 units per person | 0.0892 units per person | 0.0928 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.092 units per person | 0.0901 units per person | 0.093 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0882 units per person | 0.0871 units per person | 0.0897 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0874 units per person | 0.0871 units per person | 0.0876 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0841 units per person | 0.0795 units per person | 0.0871 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0749 units per person | 0.0726 units per person | 0.0779 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 5 Niger 0.0865 units per person compare
- 6 Mali 0.0853 units per person compare
- 7 Mozambique 0.0823 units per person compare
- 8 Angola 0.0823 units per person compare
- 9 Uganda 0.0787 units per person compare
- 10 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0786 units per person compare
- 11 Mauritania 0.077 units per person compare
More health data for Africa Western and Central
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0237 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, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central?
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central was 0.0726 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, female, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.093 units per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, female, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0726 units per person in 2025.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for population ages 00-04, female, per capita?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, female, per capita rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 00-04, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 00-04, 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 00-04, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 00-04, female World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 00-04, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.