Romania vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 80 and above, male
Romania
283,470
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.15 million
in 2025
Romania rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th
Population ages 80 and above, male over time
- Romania
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2.15 million against 283,470 in Romania, a difference of 1.86 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.6 times Romania's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 32nd 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 | Romania | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71,340 | 334,416 | 263,076 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 85,054 | 420,530 | 335,475 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 138,133 | 600,627 | 462,494 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 162,030 | 834,662 | 672,631 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 171,871 | 1.17 million | 994,957 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 276,274 | 1.62 million | 1.34 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 287,437 | 2.00 million | 1.71 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, Romania or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.15 million against 283,470 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, male between Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 1.86 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 80 and above, male?
- Romania ranks 32nd 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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About this data
Male population between the ages 80 and above.