Gender in Sub-Saharan Africa 50 indicators covering gender for Sub-Saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 552,879 2030 up 17.2% 10th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year 2030 down 23.9% 9th Population 875,918 2030 up 34.4% 21st Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 875,918 2030 up 34.4% 21st Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year 2030 down 9.7% 8th Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 29.77 2027 up 2.0% 84th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 6.6% 1st Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 5.1% 2nd Labor force, female 247.09 million 2025 up 29.5% 17th Labor force, female, per capita 0.187 units per person 2025 up 0.4% 21st Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 1.1% 7th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 8.1% 1st Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 3.4% 1st Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year 2025 up 26.3% 5th Labor force, female, per square kilometre 9.83 units per square kilometre 2023 up 28.3% 20th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0208 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.1% 1st Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0299 units per square kilometre 2023 up 35.2% 2nd SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 40.07 2025 down 5.6% 8th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.12 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 57.3% 4th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.5884 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 62.8% 5th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 1.38 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 56.3% 4th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.4268 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 61.9% 5th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 44.63 2025 up 20.8% 6th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 127.7% 2025 up 12.2% 16th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 8.85 years 2017 up 14.1% 40th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 9.67 years 2017 up 6.6% 41st Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 23.1% 2025 up 17.3% 13th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 2,379 2026 up 22.5% 8th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 27.1% 2026 up 16.3% 20th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 46.6% 2016 down 8.0% 2nd Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 49.2% 2016 down 6.6% 5th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 36.8% 2023 up 2.2% 6th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 43.4% 2023 down 1.4% 3rd Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 36.2% 2023 up 2.8% 6th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 44.6% 2025 up 20.9% 4th Literacy rate, adult female 62.7% 2024 up 11.8% 31st Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 86.3% 2024 up 75.6% 10th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 79.8% 2024 up 103.2% 7th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 0.9946 2024 up 0.1% 15th Female migrants 48.3% 2020 up 2.2% 26th Gender income gap 47.17 2026 up 1.6% 54th Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.5% 2026 up 8.5% 20th SDG indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social 15.4 2023 up 52.5% 77th Rural population, female 31.3% 2015 down 7.5% 12th Rural population, male 30.7% 2015 down 7.3% 13th Urban population, female 18.7% 2015 up 14.8% 34th Urban population, male 19.3% 2015 up 15.1% 34th Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.5% 2026 up 14.6% 20th Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have 58.0% 2025 up 12.4% 19th Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of 26.0% 2025 down 12.8% 10th