Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 75-79, male
Australia
496,040
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
3.08 million
in 2025
Australia rank
24th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th
Population ages 75-79, male over time
- Australia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 3.08 million against 496,040 in Australia, a difference of 2.59 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 6.2 times Australia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 24th 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 | Australia | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75,122 | 559,748 | 484,626 | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1970s | 84,658 | 722,074 | 637,417 | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 124,406 | 991,823 | 867,417 | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 174,588 | 1.33 million | 1.16 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 240,257 | 1.73 million | 1.49 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 295,375 | 2.25 million | 1.95 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 433,199 | 2.85 million | 2.41 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 75-79, male, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 3.08 million against 496,040 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 75-79, male between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 2.59 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for population ages 75-79, male?
- Australia ranks 24th 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 75-79, male. 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.