Canada vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 55-59, male
Canada
1.27 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
15.09 million
in 2025
Canada rank
27th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
25th
Population ages 55-59, male over time
- Canada
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 15.09 million against 1.27 million in Canada, a difference of 13.83 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.9 times Canada's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th 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 | Canada | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 400,438 | 3.05 million | 2.65 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 497,594 | 3.90 million | 3.40 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 593,386 | 4.92 million | 4.33 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 650,478 | 6.09 million | 5.44 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 952,598 | 7.72 million | 6.77 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 1.27 million | 10.53 million | 9.26 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 1.32 million | 13.88 million | 12.56 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, Canada or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 15.09 million against 1.27 million in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, male between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 13.83 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 55-59, male?
- Canada ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th 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 55-59, 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 55 to 59.