Malaysia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 25-29, male
Malaysia
9.1%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
7.9%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
18th
Population ages 25-29, male over time
- Malaysia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 9.1% against 7.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Malaysia ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9% | 7.3% | 0.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 7.1% | 0.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 7.1% | 1.6% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.3% | 1.1% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.6% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.8% | 1.9% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 7.9% | 1.4% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 25-29, male, Malaysia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Malaysia, at 9.1% against 7.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 25-29, male between Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 1.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 25-29, male?
- Malaysia ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 25-29, 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 25 to 29 as a percentage of the total male population.