Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income
Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income: Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate was 1.21 % change on previous year in 2030. ▼ Falling
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income, 1991–2030
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income recorded 1.21 % change on previous year for population (un estimates and projections), annual growth rate in 2030.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population (un estimates and projections), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income peaked at 2.68 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9425 % change on previous year, in 2017.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 43rd of 91 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 1993 | 2.58 % change on previous year | +37.8% |
| 1994 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9919 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 1996 | 1.44 % change on previous year | +44.7% |
| 1997 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +26.2% |
| 1998 | 2.43 % change on previous year | +34.2% |
| 1999 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.37 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.72 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.76 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.88 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.03 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 2 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.32 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -52.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9425 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 2.26 % change on previous year | +140.2% |
| 2019 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2026 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 2027 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2028 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2029 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2030 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.01 % change on previous year | 0.9919 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.05 % change on previous year | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 % change on previous year | 0.9425 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.21 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income
- 40 Gabon 2.52 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Eritrea 2.52 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Rwanda 2.5 % change on previous year compare
- 43 South Sudan 2.48 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Sierra Leone 2.45 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Sao Tome and Principe 2.43 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Mongolia 2.37 % change on previous year compare
More gender data for Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 21,117 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6636 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 59,488 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 59,488 (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 43.97 (2027)
- SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 13.34 (2025)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 36.5 (2025)
- Gender income gap 59.26 (2026)
- SDG indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social 59.1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population (un estimates and projections), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Population (un estimates and projections), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income was 1.21 % 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: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest population (un estimates and projections), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9425 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income rank for population (un estimates and projections), annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 43rd out of 91 groups with data for 2030.
- Is population (un estimates and projections), annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle 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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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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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.