Eritrea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 20-24, male
Eritrea
10.6%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
9.4%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
6th
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- Eritrea
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 10.6% against 9.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 8.6% | 1.2% | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 8.1% | 8.4% | 0.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 8.6% | 0.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 0.0% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 9.2% | 0.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 9.2% | 0.2% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.3% | 1.0% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Eritrea or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Eritrea, at 10.6% against 9.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 1.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for population ages 20-24, male?
- Eritrea ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 20-24, 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 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total male population.