Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Population ages 05-09, male, per capita was 0.0687 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Africa Western and Central, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Africa Western and Central stood at 0.0687 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.0753 units per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0647 units per person, in 1960.
That places Africa Western and Central 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0647 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0651 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0654 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0657 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0661 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0664 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0667 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0671 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0675 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.068 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0684 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0687 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.069 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0693 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0696 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0699 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0703 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0706 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.071 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0714 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0719 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0726 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0732 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0738 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0744 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0749 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0751 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0753 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0753 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0753 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0751 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0749 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0746 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0742 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0739 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0736 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0734 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0733 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0732 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.073 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0729 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0727 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0726 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0724 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0724 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0725 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0727 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.073 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0733 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0735 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0736 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0737 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0737 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0738 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.074 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.074 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.074 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0739 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0738 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0735 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0732 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0727 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.072 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0711 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0699 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0687 units per person | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0663 units per person | 0.0647 units per person | 0.068 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0698 units per person | 0.0684 units per person | 0.0714 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0742 units per person | 0.0719 units per person | 0.0753 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0739 units per person | 0.073 units per person | 0.0751 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0728 units per person | 0.0724 units per person | 0.0735 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0738 units per person | 0.0735 units per person | 0.074 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0713 units per person | 0.0687 units per person | 0.0732 units per person | 6 |
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- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0237 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Africa Western and Central?
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Africa Western and Central was 0.0687 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, male, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0753 units per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, male, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0647 units per person in 1960.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for population ages 05-09, male, per capita?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, male, per capita rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 05-09, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 05-09, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 05-09, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 05-09, male World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 05-09, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.