Netherlands vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 80 and above, male

Netherlands
383,651
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.15 million
in 2025
Netherlands rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th

Population ages 80 and above, male over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2.15 million against 383,651 in Netherlands, a difference of 1.76 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.6 times Netherlands's.

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

Netherlands ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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 Netherlands Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 83,010 334,416 251,406 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 103,544 420,530 316,985 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 121,996 600,627 478,631 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 141,201 834,662 693,460 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 181,109 1.17 million 985,719 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 264,041 1.62 million 1.35 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 348,946 2.00 million 1.65 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 80 and above, male, Netherlands or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.15 million against 383,651 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, male between Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.76 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 80 and above, male?
Netherlands ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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 80 and above, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 80 and above, 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
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Male population between the ages 80 and above.