Which has higher population, male, Iran or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 658.79 million against 46.95 million in Iran as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, male between Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa?

611.84 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Iran vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population, male

Iran

46.95 million

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa

658.79 million

in 2025

Iran rank

17th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

18th

Population, male over time

Iran
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 658.79 million against 46.95 million in Iran, a difference of 611.84 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 14.0 times Iran's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th of 218 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12.70 million	126.50 million	113.80 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s	17.23 million	165.32 million	148.09 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	25.00 million	221.38 million	196.38 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	31.63 million	292.19 million	260.56 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	36.34 million	382.27 million	345.93 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	41.89 million	503.99 million	462.10 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	45.79 million	619.95 million	574.17 million	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Iran or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 658.79 million against 46.95 million in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 611.84 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population, male?: Iran ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th of 218 countries.
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
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.