Population, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Population, female, per capita was 0.5015 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.5015 units per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
18th
of 44 groups
All-time high
0.5057 units per person
in 1997
All-time low
0.5015 units per person
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.5015 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.5057 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.5015 units per person, in 2025.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5043 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5045 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5046 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5047 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5048 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5049 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.505 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5051 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5051 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5052 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5052 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5052 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5051 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5051 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.505 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.505 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.505 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.505 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.505 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5051 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5049 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5048 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5047 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5047 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5047 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5045 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5043 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5042 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.504 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5038 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5037 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5036 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5038 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5035 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5036 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5046 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5053 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5057 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5056 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5055 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5054 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5052 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.505 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5048 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5046 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5044 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5042 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.504 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5038 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5036 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5034 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5032 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.503 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5028 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5026 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5024 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5022 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5021 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.502 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5019 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5019 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5018 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5017 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5017 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5016 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5015 units per person | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5048 units per person | 0.5043 units per person | 0.5052 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5051 units per person | 0.505 units per person | 0.5052 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5045 units per person | 0.5038 units per person | 0.5049 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5045 units per person | 0.5035 units per person | 0.5057 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5045 units per person | 0.5036 units per person | 0.5054 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5026 units per person | 0.5019 units per person | 0.5034 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5017 units per person | 0.5015 units per person | 0.5019 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 15 British Virgin Islands 0.5266 units per person compare
- 16 Serbia 0.526 units per person compare
- 17 United States Virgin Islands 0.5256 units per person compare
- 18 El Salvador 0.525 units per person compare
- 19 Estonia 0.524 units per person compare
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5239 units per person compare
- 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5238 units per person compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 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, female, per capita 0.1997 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Population, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.5015 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, female, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5057 units per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest population, female, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5015 units per person in 2025.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population, female, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, 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, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- 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, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.