Marshall Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 15-19, male
Marshall Islands
13.4%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
11.0%
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd
Population ages 15-19, male over time
- Marshall Islands
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 13.4% against 11.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.4% | 10.0% | 0.6% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 0.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 10.4% | 0.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 10.7% | 0.4% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.9% | 0.5% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 10.8% | 0.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.0% | 1.3% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, male, Marshall Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Marshall Islands, at 13.4% against 11.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, male between Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 2.4%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 15-19, male?
- Marshall Islands ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-19, male (% of male population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 15 to 19 as a percentage of the total male population.