Nauru vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population, male
Nauru
50.9%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
49.8%
in 2025
Nauru rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th
Population, male over time
- Nauru
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 50.9% against 49.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.1%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.
Nauru ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 218 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.3% | 49.5% | 12.8% | Nauru |
| 1970s | 61.8% | 49.5% | 12.3% | Nauru |
| 1980s | 52.4% | 49.6% | 2.8% | Nauru |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 49.6% | 2.1% | Nauru |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 49.6% | 1.9% | Nauru |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 49.7% | 1.4% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 49.8% | 1.1% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Nauru or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Nauru, at 50.9% against 49.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 1.1%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population, male?
- Nauru ranks 29th 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.