Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zimbabwe: Population ages 15-19, male
Sub-Saharan Africa
11.0%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
12.1%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th
Zimbabwe rank
6th
Population ages 15-19, male over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 12.1% against 11.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 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.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.0% | 10.3% | 0.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 10.1% | 10.5% | 0.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 11.3% | 0.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 12.0% | 1.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 12.7% | 1.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.9% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 11.9% | 0.9% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, male, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 12.1% against 11.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 1.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for population ages 15-19, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 47 groups.
- 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.