South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 60-64, male

South Africa
972,575
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
11.40 million
in 2025
South Africa rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th

Population ages 60-64, male over time

  • South Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 11.40 million against 972,575 in South Africa, a difference of 10.43 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.7 times South Africa's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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 South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 195,442 2.31 million 2.11 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 256,538 2.98 million 2.73 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 335,193 3.82 million 3.49 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 417,614 4.75 million 4.33 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 449,724 5.93 million 5.48 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 634,832 7.94 million 7.31 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 931,879 10.50 million 9.57 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 60-64, male, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 11.40 million against 972,575 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 60-64, male between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
10.43 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 60-64, male?
South Africa ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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 60-64, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 60-64, 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
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Male population between the ages 60 to 64.