Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 25-29, male
Japan
3.12 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
52.18 million
in 2025
Japan rank
17th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
16th
Population ages 25-29, male over time
- Japan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 52.18 million against 3.12 million in Japan, a difference of 49.06 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.7 times Japan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 17th 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 | 4.29 million | 9.22 million | 4.93 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 5.14 million | 11.70 million | 6.56 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 4.12 million | 15.68 million | 11.56 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 4.47 million | 21.31 million | 16.84 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 4.36 million | 28.91 million | 24.56 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 3.30 million | 39.16 million | 35.85 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 3.10 million | 48.70 million | 45.60 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 25-29, male, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 52.18 million against 3.12 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 25-29, male between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 49.06 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 25-29, male?
- Japan ranks 17th 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 25-29, 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 25 to 29.