Population ages 65-69, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 65-69, female, per capita was 0.0074 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 65-69, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65-69, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.0074 units per person.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65-69, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0075 units per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 units per person, in 2011.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65-69, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0075 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0075 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0075 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0075 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0075 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0075 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0075 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0075 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0075 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0071 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0071 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.007 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.007 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.007 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0069 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.007 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.007 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.007 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.007 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.007 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0069 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0069 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0068 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0068 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0067 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0066 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0066 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0065 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0065 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0065 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0066 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0066 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0066 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0068 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0069 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.007 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0072 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0073 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0074 units per person | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.007 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0072 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 35 Montenegro 0.0325 units per person compare
- 36 Finland 0.0321 units per person compare
- 37 Isle of Man 0.032 units per person compare
- 38 Austria 0.0319 units per person compare
- 39 Macau, China 0.0318 units per person compare
- 40 Albania 0.0318 units per person compare
- 41 Spain 0.0317 units per person compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1997 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4038 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65-69, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0074 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65-69, female, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0075 units per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest population ages 65-69, female, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 units per person in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for population ages 65-69, female, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65-69, female, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65-69, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65-69, 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 65-69, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65-69, 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population ages 65-69, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.