Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 15-19, male
Egypt
5.64 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
72.70 million
in 2025
Egypt rank
13th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
14th
Population ages 15-19, male over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 72.70 million against 5.64 million in Egypt, a difference of 67.06 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 12.9 times Egypt's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 218 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.47 million | 12.63 million | 11.16 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 2.04 million | 16.63 million | 14.59 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 2.60 million | 23.00 million | 20.40 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 3.48 million | 31.43 million | 27.95 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 4.42 million | 41.80 million | 37.37 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 4.69 million | 54.19 million | 49.50 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 5.31 million | 67.93 million | 62.62 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, male, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 72.70 million against 5.64 million in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, male between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 67.06 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 15-19, male?
- Egypt ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 15-19, male. 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.