Female population — all countries

Female population — Sub-Saharan Africa

Female population in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 — 662,868,428 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 477.2%.

2025 663M people +2.45% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 663M people2025
Period minimum 115M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Female population — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–20250200M400M600M800M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 114,839,761 people1962: 120,613,400 people1964: 126,849,613 people1966: 133,559,314 people1968: 140,755,248 people1970: 148,519,717 people1972: 156,694,550 people1974: 165,638,557 people1976: 175,238,028 people1978: 185,528,334 people1980: 196,830,660 people1982: 209,091,733 people1984: 221,600,648 people1986: 234,650,787 people1988: 248,312,958 people1990: 262,443,167 people1992: 277,082,029 people1994: 292,352,444 people1996: 309,360,306 people1998: 326,354,232 people2000: 344,027,684 people2002: 362,739,195 people2004: 382,573,599 people2006: 403,744,339 people2008: 426,297,280 people2010: 450,178,547 people2012: 475,074,197 people2014: 501,270,996 people2016: 528,417,367 people2018: 556,838,203 people2020: 586,237,438 people2022: 616,222,550 people2024: 647,039,741 people2025: 662,868,428 people
Change over the period: +548M (+477.21%) Average annual rate: 2.73 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 663M people
World 4.09B people
Female population — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 663M +15.83M +2.45%
2024 647M +15.53M +2.46%
2023 632M +15.29M +2.48%
2022 616M +15.04M +2.5%
2021 601M +14.95M +2.55%
2020 586M +14.81M +2.59%
2019 571M +14.59M +2.62%
2018 557M +14.42M +2.66%
2017 542M +14M +2.65%
2016 528M +13.68M +2.66%
2015 515M +13.47M +2.69%
2014 501M +13.22M +2.71%
2013 488M +12.98M +2.73%
2012 475M +12.59M +2.72%
2011 462M +12.31M +2.73%
2010 450M +12.1M +2.76%
2009 438M +11.79M +2.76%
2008 426M +11.47M +2.77%
2007 415M +11.08M +2.74%
2006 404M +10.74M +2.73%
2005 393M +10.44M +2.73%
2004 383M +10.08M +2.71%
2003 372M +9.75M +2.69%
2002 363M +9.49M +2.69%
2001 353M +9.22M +2.68%
2000 344M +8.94M +2.67%
1999 335M +8.74M +2.68%
1998 326M +8.49M +2.67%
1997 318M +8.51M +2.75%
1996 309M +8.6M +2.86%
1995 301M +8.41M +2.88%
1994 292M +7.77M +2.73%
1993 285M +7.5M +2.71%
1992 277M +7.48M +2.78%
1991 270M +7.16M +2.73%
1990 262M +7.14M +2.8%
1989 255M +6.99M +2.81%
1988 248M +6.87M +2.84%
1987 241M +6.79M +2.9%
1986 235M +6.59M +2.89%
1985 228M +6.46M +2.91%
1984 222M +6.24M +2.9%
1983 215M +6.27M +3%
1982 209M +6.35M +3.13%
1981 203M +5.92M +3.01%
1980 197M +5.62M +2.94%
1979 191M +5.68M +3.06%
1978 186M +5.34M +2.96%
1977 180M +4.95M +2.83%
1976 175M +4.87M +2.86%
1975 170M +4.73M +2.85%
1974 166M +4.59M +2.85%
1973 161M +4.36M +2.78%
1972 157M +4.13M +2.71%
1971 153M +4.05M +2.72%
1970 149M +3.95M +2.73%
1969 145M +3.81M +2.71%
1968 141M +3.67M +2.68%
1967 137M +3.52M +2.64%
1966 134M +3.4M +2.62%
1965 130M +3.31M +2.61%
1964 127M +3.18M +2.57%
1963 124M +3.06M +2.53%
1962 121M +2.95M +2.51%
1961 118M +2.83M +2.46%
1960 115M

About the indicator

The female population of a country as of mid-year, by the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN. In most countries women outnumber men, and the gap widens with age because of higher life expectancy; the exceptions are countries with mass male labor migration and countries where a selective attitude toward the birth of girls persists.

Important: The sum with the male population equals total population. The absolute number says little about structure — for comparing countries there is a separate indicator, the share of women in the population.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.