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

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 658.79 million against 42.85 million in Turkey as of 2025.

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

615.94 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

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

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Turkey: Population, male

Sub-Saharan Africa

658.79 million

in 2025

Turkey

42.85 million

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

18th

Turkey rank

18th

Population, male over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Turkey

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 658.79 million against 42.85 million in Turkey, a difference of 615.94 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 15.4 times Turkey's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 18th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	126.50 million	16.24 million	110.26 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s	165.32 million	20.70 million	144.62 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	221.38 million	25.36 million	196.02 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	292.19 million	30.43 million	261.76 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	382.27 million	34.51 million	347.76 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	503.99 million	38.98 million	465.00 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	619.95 million	42.40 million	577.56 million	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Sub-Saharan Africa or Turkey?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 658.79 million against 42.85 million in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?: 615.94 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey rank globally for population, male?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 18th of 45 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
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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