Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 35-39, male

Saudi Arabia
2.75 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
37.21 million
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
17th

Population ages 35-39, male over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 37.21 million against 2.75 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 34.46 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 13.5 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th of 218 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 90,852 6.81 million 6.72 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 146,321 8.38 million 8.23 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 303,558 10.85 million 10.54 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 555,516 14.30 million 13.74 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 865,307 19.05 million 18.18 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 1.82 million 26.70 million 24.88 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 2.49 million 34.70 million 32.21 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 35-39, male, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 37.21 million against 2.75 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 35-39, male between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
34.46 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 35-39, male?
Saudi Arabia ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th 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 35-39, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 35-39, male
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population between the ages 35 to 39.