Population ages 00-04, female in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 00-04, female was 96.61 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 00-04, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 96.61 million for population ages 00-04, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, female in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 96.61 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.22 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 | 23.05 million | 20.22 million | 26.09 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.72 million | 26.85 million | 34.99 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.91 million | 36.04 million | 45.74 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.95 million | 46.83 million | 57.61 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.32 million | 59.00 million | 74.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.49 million | 75.91 million | 88.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.10 million | 89.68 million | 96.61 million | 6 |
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 0-14, male 269.77 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 5.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 40.9% (2025)
- Population, female 662.87 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 78.1% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 71.6% (2025)
- Population, female 50.2% (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Population, male 658.79 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 3.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, female in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Population ages 00-04, female in Sub-Saharan Africa was 96.61 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 96.61 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.22 million in 1960.
- Is population ages 00-04, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 00-04, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 0 to 4.