North Macedonia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

North Macedonia
0.1852 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0323 units per person
in 2025
North Macedonia rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
41st

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

  • North Macedonia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.050.10.150.2196019922025

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 0.1852 units per person against 0.0323 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1529 units per person.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 5.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

North Macedonia ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0492 units per person 0.0311 units per person 0.0181 units per person North Macedonia
1970s 0.0572 units per person 0.0308 units per person 0.0265 units per person North Macedonia
1980s 0.0638 units per person 0.0307 units per person 0.033 units per person North Macedonia
1990s 0.0843 units per person 0.0303 units per person 0.054 units per person North Macedonia
2000s 0.1058 units per person 0.0298 units per person 0.076 units per person North Macedonia
2010s 0.1335 units per person 0.0299 units per person 0.1036 units per person North Macedonia
2020s 0.1736 units per person 0.0315 units per person 0.1421 units per person North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, North Macedonia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
North Macedonia, at 0.1852 units per person against 0.0323 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between North Macedonia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.1529 units per person, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do North Macedonia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
North Macedonia ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, 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, total, 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, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.