What is the highest population ages 40-44, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The highest recorded value was 31.74 million in 2025.

What is the lowest population ages 40-44, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 5.29 million in 1960.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for population ages 40-44, female?

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.

Is population ages 40-44, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Population ages 40-44, female in Sub-Saharan Africa

Name: Population ages 40-44, female in Sub-Saharan Africa
Creator: 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
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 40-44, female was 31.74 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

31.74 million

Change on year

up 3.2%

Rank

18th

of 41 groups

All-time high

31.74 million

in 2025

All-time low

5.29 million

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Population ages 40-44, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–2025

Source: 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.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 31.74 million for population ages 40-44, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 40-44, female in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 31.74 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.29 million, in 1960.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population ages 40-44, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Annual values for Population ages 40-44, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1960	5.29 million	—
1961	5.41 million	+2.4%
1962	5.54 million	+2.3%
1963	5.66 million	+2.3%
1964	5.79 million	+2.2%
1965	5.92 million	+2.2%
1966	6.06 million	+2.3%
1967	6.20 million	+2.3%
1968	6.34 million	+2.4%
1969	6.50 million	+2.4%
1970	6.65 million	+2.4%
1971	6.82 million	+2.4%
1972	6.97 million	+2.3%
1973	7.14 million	+2.3%
1974	7.30 million	+2.3%
1975	7.46 million	+2.2%
1976	7.62 million	+2.1%
1977	7.78 million	+2.1%
1978	7.94 million	+2.1%
1979	8.11 million	+2.2%
1980	8.29 million	+2.2%
1981	8.49 million	+2.4%
1982	8.71 million	+2.5%
1983	8.93 million	+2.5%
1984	9.16 million	+2.6%
1985	9.42 million	+2.8%
1986	9.68 million	+2.8%
1987	9.95 million	+2.8%
1988	10.20 million	+2.5%
1989	10.44 million	+2.4%
1990	10.72 million	+2.6%
1991	11.01 million	+2.7%
1992	11.31 million	+2.8%
1993	11.68 million	+3.3%
1994	12.07 million	+3.3%
1995	12.43 million	+3.0%
1996	12.80 million	+2.9%
1997	13.17 million	+2.9%
1998	13.59 million	+3.2%
1999	14.03 million	+3.2%
2000	14.48 million	+3.2%
2001	14.93 million	+3.2%
2002	15.39 million	+3.1%
2003	15.84 million	+2.9%
2004	16.27 million	+2.7%
2005	16.70 million	+2.6%
2006	17.13 million	+2.6%
2007	17.58 million	+2.7%
2008	18.08 million	+2.8%
2009	18.62 million	+3.0%
2010	19.20 million	+3.1%
2011	19.81 million	+3.1%
2012	20.43 million	+3.1%
2013	21.07 million	+3.1%
2014	21.73 million	+3.2%
2015	22.44 million	+3.3%
2016	23.20 million	+3.4%
2017	24.00 million	+3.4%
2018	24.87 million	+3.6%
2019	25.80 million	+3.7%
2020	26.76 million	+3.7%
2021	27.75 million	+3.7%
2022	28.75 million	+3.6%
2023	29.75 million	+3.5%
2024	30.74 million	+3.3%
2025	31.74 million	+3.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	5.87 million	5.29 million	6.50 million	10
1970s	7.38 million	6.65 million	8.11 million	10
1980s	9.33 million	8.29 million	10.44 million	10
1990s	12.28 million	10.72 million	14.03 million	10
2000s	16.50 million	14.48 million	18.62 million	10
2010s	22.25 million	19.20 million	25.80 million	10
2020s	29.25 million	26.76 million	31.74 million	6

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

15 Japan 3.61 million compare
16 Türkiye 3.19 million compare
17 Ethiopia 2.95 million compare
18 Germany 2.64 million compare
19 Thailand 2.64 million compare
20 South Africa 2.43 million compare
21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.32 million compare

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More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa

Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (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 ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2801 units per person (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 40-44, female in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Population ages 40-44, female in Sub-Saharan Africa was 31.74 million in 2025, according to 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.
What is the highest population ages 40-44, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The highest recorded value was 31.74 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 40-44, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 5.29 million in 1960.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for population ages 40-44, female?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 40-44, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?: The figures come from 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, published as part of Population ages 40-44, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Population ages 40-44, female
Source: 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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Female population between the ages 40 to 44.