Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 70-74, male

Ethiopia
550,321
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
5.37 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
30th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th

Population ages 70-74, male over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 5.37 million against 550,321 in Ethiopia, a difference of 4.82 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 9.8 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 218 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 72,906 1.03 million 958,968 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 103,245 1.35 million 1.24 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 131,870 1.81 million 1.68 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 201,348 2.33 million 2.13 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 274,689 2.94 million 2.67 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 398,146 3.82 million 3.43 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 511,275 4.92 million 4.41 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 70-74, male, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 5.37 million against 550,321 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 70-74, male between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
4.82 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for population ages 70-74, male?
Ethiopia ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th 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 70-74, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 70-74, 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
Last refreshed

Male population between the ages 70 to 74.