Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 20-24, male
Japan
3.15 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
62.09 million
in 2025
Japan rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
16th
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- Japan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 62.09 million against 3.15 million in Japan, a difference of 58.95 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 19.7 times Japan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.57 million | 10.82 million | 6.25 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 4.80 million | 13.84 million | 9.04 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 4.07 million | 19.00 million | 14.93 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 4.85 million | 25.95 million | 21.10 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 3.77 million | 35.26 million | 31.49 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 3.08 million | 46.13 million | 43.05 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 3.12 million | 57.67 million | 54.55 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 62.09 million against 3.15 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 58.95 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 20-24, male?
- Japan ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th 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 20-24, 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 20 to 24.