Population ages 0-14, total in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 0-14, total was 533.68 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total in Sub-Saharan Africa is 533.68 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 533.68 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 97.75 million, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 111.35 million | 97.75 million | 126.57 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 150.24 million | 130.45 million | 171.87 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 203.37 million | 177.23 million | 230.32 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 266.06 million | 236.55 million | 297.09 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 341.78 million | 304.27 million | 383.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 437.74 million | 392.95 million | 481.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 512.24 million | 490.46 million | 533.68 million | 6 |
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 65 and above 3.2% (2025)
- Population, female 50.2% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 71.6% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 78.1% (2025)
- Population, female 662.87 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 5.7% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 18.77 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 23.95 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 56.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Sub-Saharan Africa was 533.68 million in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 533.68 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.75 million in 1960.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.