Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs United States: Population ages 80 and above, male
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.3%
in 2025
United States
3.4%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
42nd
United States rank
39th
Population ages 80 and above, male over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 3.4% against 0.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 3.1%.
That makes United States's figure about 10.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd and United States ranks 39th of 47 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | United States |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 1.5% | 1.2% | United States |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.4% | United States |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 2.0% | 1.7% | United States |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 2.4% | 2.1% | United States |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 2.7% | 2.4% | United States |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 3.1% | 2.8% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, male, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or United States?
- United States, at 3.4% against 0.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, male between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and United States?
- 3.1%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and United States rank globally for population ages 80 and above, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd and United States ranks 39th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 80 and above, 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 80 and above as a percentage of the total male population.