Netherlands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 80 and above, male
Netherlands
383,651
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
2.15 million
in 2025
Netherlands rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
27th
Population ages 80 and above, male over time
- Netherlands
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 2.15 million against 383,651 in Netherlands, a difference of 1.76 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 5.6 times Netherlands's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th of 218 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83,010 | 334,562 | 251,552 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 103,544 | 420,694 | 317,150 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 121,996 | 600,926 | 478,930 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 141,201 | 834,998 | 693,797 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 181,109 | 1.17 million | 986,139 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 264,041 | 1.62 million | 1.35 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 348,946 | 2.00 million | 1.65 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, 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?
- 1.76 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 80 and above, male?
- Netherlands ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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 80 and above, 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 80 and above.