Population, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: 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, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.5015 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.5057 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.5015 units per person, in 2025.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 18th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Population, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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
- 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
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 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, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2801 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4985 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0181 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Population, female, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5015 units per person in 2025.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for population, female, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 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.