Population ages 80 and above, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 80 and above, female was 0.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 80 and above, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.5% for population ages 80 and above, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 80 and above, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1974.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 80 and above, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4% | — |
| 1961 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 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 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0282 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 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 80 and above, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Population ages 80 and above, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 80 and above, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 80 and above, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1974.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 80 and above, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total female population.