Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income: Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate was 3.1 % change on previous year in 2030. ▲ Rising
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income, 1991–2030
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population (un estimates and projections), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income is 3.1 % change on previous year, measured in 2030.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population (un estimates and projections), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income peaked at 3.49 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.61 % change on previous year, in 1997.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income 3rd out of 91 groups with data for 2030, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 2.87 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.89 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 2.61 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 2.84 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 3.03 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.1 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3.14 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.16 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.21 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.23 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.19 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.2 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.26 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 3.28 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.35 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.41 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.37 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.31 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.34 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.39 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.45 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 3.47 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 3.49 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2026 | 3.25 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2027 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2028 | 3.19 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2029 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2030 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.79 % change on previous year | 2.61 % change on previous year | 3.03 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.18 % change on previous year | 3.02 % change on previous year | 3.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.34 % change on previous year | 3.18 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 % change on previous year | 3.14 % change on previous year | 3.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2030s | 3.1 % change on previous year | 3.1 % change on previous year | 3.1 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
- 1 Niger 3.76 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Somalia 3.67 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Central African Republic 3.5 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Burundi 3.48 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.47 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Angola 3.47 % change on previous year compare
More gender data for Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 273,136 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 396,387 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 396,387 (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 30.99 (2027)
- Gender income gap 44.44 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population (un estimates and projections), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- Population (un estimates and projections), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income was 3.1 % change on previous year in 2030, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population (un estimates and projections), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.49 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest population (un estimates and projections), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.61 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income rank for population (un estimates and projections), annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income ranks 3rd out of 91 groups with data for 2030.
- Is population (un estimates and projections), annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population (UN estimates and projections). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population (UN estimates and projections). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.