Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs South Africa: Population, male

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
480.98 million
in 2025
South Africa
31.50 million
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
25th
South Africa rank
24th

Population, male over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) currently reports 480.98 million against 31.50 million in South Africa, a difference of 449.48 million.

That makes Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s figure about 15.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 24th of 47 groups.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 90.89 million 9.60 million 81.28 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1970s 118.68 million 12.83 million 105.85 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 154.46 million 17.50 million 136.96 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s 204.88 million 21.73 million 183.15 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 272.50 million 23.56 million 248.95 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 362.09 million 27.05 million 335.05 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2020s 451.09 million 30.49 million 420.60 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or South Africa?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), at 480.98 million against 31.50 million in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and South Africa?
449.48 million, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and South Africa rank globally for population, male?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 24th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
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Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.