Population ages 20-24, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 20-24, female was 9.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 20-24, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 9.3% for population ages 20-24, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 9.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1973.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 8.5% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.7% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 9.0% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.3% | 6 |
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 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 662.81 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 23.94 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 745.17 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 20-24, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 9.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1973.
- Is population ages 20-24, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.