What is the highest population ages 60-64, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The highest recorded value was 13.05 million in 2025.

What is the lowest population ages 60-64, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 2.34 million in 1960.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for population ages 60-64, female?

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd out of 41 groups with data for 2025.

Is population ages 60-64, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Population ages 60-64, female in Sub-Saharan Africa

Name: Population ages 60-64, 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 60-64, female was 13.05 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

13.05 million

Change on year

up 3.0%

Rank

23rd

of 41 groups

All-time high

13.05 million

in 2025

All-time low

2.34 million

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Population ages 60-64, 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

The most recent figure for population ages 60-64, female in Sub-Saharan Africa is 13.05 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 60-64, female in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 13.05 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.34 million, in 1960.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa 23rd out of 41 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Population ages 60-64, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Annual values for Population ages 60-64, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1960	2.34 million	—
1961	2.39 million	+2.2%
1962	2.44 million	+2.2%
1963	2.49 million	+2.2%
1964	2.55 million	+2.2%
1965	2.61 million	+2.3%
1966	2.67 million	+2.3%
1967	2.73 million	+2.4%
1968	2.80 million	+2.5%
1969	2.87 million	+2.5%
1970	2.95 million	+2.5%
1971	3.02 million	+2.5%
1972	3.09 million	+2.4%
1973	3.17 million	+2.5%
1974	3.25 million	+2.6%
1975	3.33 million	+2.6%
1976	3.42 million	+2.6%
1977	3.51 million	+2.6%
1978	3.61 million	+2.8%
1979	3.71 million	+2.9%
1980	3.81 million	+2.5%
1981	3.91 million	+2.6%
1982	4.02 million	+2.9%
1983	4.13 million	+2.7%
1984	4.24 million	+2.6%
1985	4.34 million	+2.4%
1986	4.44 million	+2.2%
1987	4.54 million	+2.3%
1988	4.65 million	+2.4%
1989	4.77 million	+2.5%
1990	4.89 million	+2.6%
1991	5.01 million	+2.5%
1992	5.15 million	+2.8%
1993	5.26 million	+2.3%
1994	5.38 million	+2.2%
1995	5.52 million	+2.6%
1996	5.65 million	+2.5%
1997	5.78 million	+2.2%
1998	5.89 million	+1.9%
1999	6.01 million	+2.0%
2000	6.13 million	+2.1%
2001	6.27 million	+2.1%
2002	6.40 million	+2.1%
2003	6.53 million	+2.0%
2004	6.66 million	+2.1%
2005	6.81 million	+2.3%
2006	6.98 million	+2.4%
2007	7.15 million	+2.5%
2008	7.33 million	+2.5%
2009	7.52 million	+2.6%
2010	7.73 million	+2.9%
2011	7.98 million	+3.1%
2012	8.25 million	+3.4%
2013	8.56 million	+3.8%
2014	8.89 million	+3.8%
2015	9.22 million	+3.7%
2016	9.55 million	+3.6%
2017	9.91 million	+3.7%
2018	10.30 million	+3.9%
2019	10.71 million	+3.9%
2020	11.11 million	+3.8%
2021	11.50 million	+3.5%
2022	11.89 million	+3.4%
2023	12.28 million	+3.2%
2024	12.66 million	+3.1%
2025	13.05 million	+3.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.59 million	2.34 million	2.87 million	10
1970s	3.31 million	2.95 million	3.71 million	10
1980s	4.29 million	3.81 million	4.77 million	10
1990s	5.45 million	4.89 million	6.01 million	10
2000s	6.78 million	6.13 million	7.52 million	10
2010s	9.11 million	7.73 million	10.71 million	10
2020s	12.08 million	11.11 million	13.05 million	6

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

20 Philippines 2.06 million compare
21 Egypt 1.91 million compare
22 Iran 1.87 million compare
23 Spain 1.81 million compare
24 Ukraine 1.51 million compare
25 Canada 1.42 million compare
26 Ethiopia 1.41 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 60-64, female in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Population ages 60-64, female in Sub-Saharan Africa was 13.05 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 60-64, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The highest recorded value was 13.05 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 60-64, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 2.34 million in 1960.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for population ages 60-64, female?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 60-64, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 60-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Population ages 60-64, 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 60 to 64.