Myanmar vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 65 and above, total

Myanmar
4.13 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
42.71 million
in 2025
Myanmar rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
32nd

Population ages 65 and above, total over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 42.71 million against 4.13 million in Myanmar, a difference of 38.58 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.4 times Myanmar's.

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

Myanmar ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd 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 Myanmar Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 876,996 7.94 million 7.07 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 1.19 million 10.27 million 9.08 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 1.56 million 13.73 million 12.18 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 2.00 million 17.85 million 15.85 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 2.41 million 22.98 million 20.57 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 2.88 million 30.30 million 27.42 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 3.78 million 39.20 million 35.42 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, Myanmar or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 42.71 million against 4.13 million in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total between Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
38.58 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total?
Myanmar ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, total. 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
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.