Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 45-49, male
Saudi Arabia
7.2%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3.8%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
45th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
43rd
Population ages 45-49, male over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 7.2% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.9 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.
Saudi Arabia ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 3.8% | 0.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 0.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.3% | 1.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.2% | 1.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 3.4% | 2.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 3.7% | 3.0% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 45-49, male, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Saudi Arabia, at 7.2% against 3.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 45-49, male between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 3.4%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 45-49, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 45-49, 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 45 to 49 as a percentage of the total male population.