Which has higher population ages 15-19, male, Marshall Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Marshall Islands, at 13.4% against 11.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.

What is the difference in population ages 15-19, male between Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?

2.4%, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Marshall Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 15-19, male

Marshall Islands

13.4%

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa

11.0%

in 2025

Marshall Islands rank

1st

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

4th

Population ages 15-19, male over time

Marshall Islands
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 13.4% against 11.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Marshall Islands	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9.4%	10.0%	0.6%	Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s	10.1%	10.1%	0.0%	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	9.6%	10.4%	0.8%	Sub-Saharan Africa
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
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?: Marshall Islands, at 13.4% against 11.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-19, male between Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 2.4%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 15-19, male?: Marshall Islands ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th 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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Indicator: Population ages 15-19, male (% of male population)
Unit: % of male population
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Male population between the ages 15 to 19 as a percentage of the total male population.