Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita

Australia
0.0844 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0142 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th

Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.020.040.060.08196019922025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0844 units per person against 0.0142 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0702 units per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 5.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 217 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0359 units per person 0.0139 units per person 0.022 units per person Australia
1970s 0.0367 units per person 0.0138 units per person 0.0229 units per person Australia
1980s 0.0431 units per person 0.0139 units per person 0.0293 units per person Australia
1990s 0.0509 units per person 0.0136 units per person 0.0373 units per person Australia
2000s 0.0575 units per person 0.0132 units per person 0.0443 units per person Australia
2010s 0.0686 units per person 0.0132 units per person 0.0553 units per person Australia
2020s 0.0805 units per person 0.0139 units per person 0.0666 units per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, male, per capita, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Australia, at 0.0844 units per person against 0.0142 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, male, per capita between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0702 units per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 65 and above, male, per capita?
Australia ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.