Libya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population, male
Libya
50.8%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
49.8%
in 2025
Libya rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th
Population, male over time
- Libya
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Libya currently reports 50.8% against 49.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.0%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 218 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.1% | 49.5% | 1.6% | Libya |
| 1970s | 51.4% | 49.5% | 1.9% | Libya |
| 1980s | 54.2% | 49.6% | 4.6% | Libya |
| 1990s | 54.1% | 49.6% | 4.5% | Libya |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 49.6% | 2.4% | Libya |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 49.7% | 1.4% | Libya |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 49.8% | 1.0% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Libya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Libya, at 50.8% against 49.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 1.0%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population, male?
- Libya ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total 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 is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.