Population ages 0-14, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 0-14, female was 39.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, 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
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 39.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 44.9% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.1% | 42.5% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.3% | 43.8% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.8% | 44.8% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.4% | 44.0% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 43.3% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 41.7% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 39.8% | 41.4% | 6 |
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 263.91 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 533.68 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 375.01 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 18.77 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 745.25 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 370.24 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 42.72 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Population ages 0-14, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 39.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 1984.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 0-14, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.