Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 50-54, male
Korea
2.19 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
19.47 million
in 2025
Korea rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th
Population ages 50-54, male over time
- Korea
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 19.47 million against 2.19 million in Korea, a difference of 17.28 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.9 times Korea's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th 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 | Korea | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 463,377 | 3.87 million | 3.41 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 568,037 | 4.89 million | 4.32 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 783,902 | 6.11 million | 5.32 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 1.06 million | 7.67 million | 6.61 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 1.46 million | 9.81 million | 8.35 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 2.10 million | 13.55 million | 11.45 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 2.23 million | 17.88 million | 15.66 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 50-54, male, Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 19.47 million against 2.19 million in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 50-54, male between Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 17.28 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 50-54, male?
- Korea ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th 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 50-54, 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 50 to 54.