Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zimbabwe: Population ages 20-24, male
Sub-Saharan Africa
9.4%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
10.1%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th
Zimbabwe rank
7th
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 10.1% against 9.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.6% | 8.1% | 0.5% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.5% | 0.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 11.2% | 1.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.5% | 0.6% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.4% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 10.1% against 9.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 0.7%, 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 20-24, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 7th of 47 groups.
- 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.