South Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 75-79, male
South Korea
3.1%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.5%
in 2025
South Korea rank
44th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
44th
Population ages 75-79, male over time
- South Korea
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 3.1% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 2.6%.
That makes South Korea's figure about 6.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
South Korea ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.7% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.4% | 1.7% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 0.5% | 2.3% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 75-79, male, South Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- South Korea, at 3.1% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 75-79, male between South Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 2.6%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 75-79, male?
- South Korea ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 75-79, male (% of male population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 75 to 79 as a percentage of the total male population.