Population ages 65 and above in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 65 and above was 3.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population ages 65 and above in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 3.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 3.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2010.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 6 |
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Age dependency ratio, old 5.7% (2025)
- Population, male 658.72 million (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)
- 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 65 and above in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 65 and above in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 3.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2010.
- Is population ages 65 and above rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.