Age distribution of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa 2010-2022

Published by
Saifaddin Galal,
Mar 25, 2024

In 2022, around 55 percent of the total population of Sub-Saharan Africa was aged 15 to 64 years. Moreover, children younger than 15 years constituted a large 42 percent of the inhabitants. Overall, Africa has a young population. Only three percent of the individuals in the Sub-Saharan region were aged 65 years and older. As of 2023, Niger, Uganda, Angola, and Mali had a median age below 16.5 years, the lowest on the continent.

Distribution of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa from 2010 to 2022, by age group

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February 2024

Region

Africa

Survey time period

2010 to 2022

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Figures have been rounded. This may result in percentage slightly over or below 100.

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