Population ages 65 and above, female in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 65 and above, female was 3.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population ages 65 and above, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, female in Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 3.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2010.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Population ages 65 and above, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.4% | — |
| 1961 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 3.4% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 3.3% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.3% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 39 Slovakia 22.1% compare
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- 43 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21.1% compare
- 44 Montenegro 20.9% compare
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More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 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 ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, female in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Population ages 65 and above, female in Sub-Saharan Africa was 3.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2010.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.