What is the highest population ages 05-09, male recorded in Africa Western and Central?

The highest recorded value was 36.59 million in 2025.

What is the lowest population ages 05-09, male recorded in Africa Western and Central?

The lowest recorded value was 6.32 million in 1960.

How does Africa Western and Central rank for population ages 05-09, male?

Africa Western and Central ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.

Is population ages 05-09, male rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?

Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Population ages 05-09, male in Africa Western and Central

Name: Population ages 05-09, male in Africa Western and Central
Creator: 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
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Africa Western and Central: Population ages 05-09, male was 36.59 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

36.59 million

Change on year

up 0.5%

Rank

27th

of 43 groups

All-time high

36.59 million

in 2025

All-time low

6.32 million

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Population ages 05-09, male in Africa Western and Central, 1960–2025

Source: 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.

Analysis

In 2025, population ages 05-09, male in Africa Western and Central stood at 36.59 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, male in Africa Western and Central peaked at 36.59 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.32 million, in 1960.

That places Africa Western and Central 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population ages 05-09, male in Africa Western and Central, year by year

Annual values for Population ages 05-09, male in Africa Western and Central, 1960 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1960	6.32 million	—
1961	6.49 million	+2.7%
1962	6.66 million	+2.7%
1963	6.84 million	+2.7%
1964	7.03 million	+2.7%
1965	7.22 million	+2.7%
1966	7.42 million	+2.8%
1967	7.63 million	+2.9%
1968	7.86 million	+2.9%
1969	8.09 million	+3.0%
1970	8.34 million	+3.1%
1971	8.59 million	+3.0%
1972	8.84 million	+2.9%
1973	9.10 million	+3.0%
1974	9.38 million	+3.1%
1975	9.68 million	+3.2%
1976	9.99 million	+3.2%
1977	10.32 million	+3.3%
1978	10.67 million	+3.4%
1979	11.04 million	+3.5%
1980	11.44 million	+3.6%
1981	11.87 million	+3.8%
1982	12.32 million	+3.8%
1983	12.77 million	+3.6%
1984	13.22 million	+3.5%
1985	13.67 million	+3.4%
1986	14.09 million	+3.1%
1987	14.51 million	+3.0%
1988	14.93 million	+2.9%
1989	15.34 million	+2.7%
1990	15.71 million	+2.5%
1991	16.09 million	+2.4%
1992	16.47 million	+2.4%
1993	16.84 million	+2.3%
1994	17.22 million	+2.3%
1995	17.63 million	+2.4%
1996	18.07 million	+2.5%
1997	18.53 million	+2.6%
1998	19.03 million	+2.7%
1999	19.52 million	+2.6%
2000	20.01 million	+2.6%
2001	20.54 million	+2.6%
2002	21.09 million	+2.7%
2003	21.64 million	+2.6%
2004	22.25 million	+2.8%
2005	22.92 million	+3.0%
2006	23.65 million	+3.2%
2007	24.42 million	+3.3%
2008	25.22 million	+3.2%
2009	26.00 million	+3.1%
2010	26.79 million	+3.0%
2011	27.58 million	+3.0%
2012	28.39 million	+2.9%
2013	29.21 million	+2.9%
2014	30.06 million	+2.9%
2015	30.91 million	+2.8%
2016	31.75 million	+2.7%
2017	32.54 million	+2.5%
2018	33.29 million	+2.3%
2019	34.01 million	+2.2%
2020	34.68 million	+2.0%
2021	35.27 million	+1.7%
2022	35.74 million	+1.3%
2023	36.13 million	+1.1%
2024	36.40 million	+0.8%
2025	36.59 million	+0.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	7.16 million	6.32 million	8.09 million	10
1970s	9.60 million	8.34 million	11.04 million	10
1980s	13.42 million	11.44 million	15.34 million	10
1990s	17.51 million	15.71 million	19.52 million	10
2000s	22.77 million	20.01 million	26.00 million	10
2010s	30.45 million	26.79 million	34.01 million	10
2020s	35.80 million	34.68 million	36.59 million	6

Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central

24 Angola 2.88 million compare
25 Iraq 2.82 million compare
26 South Africa 2.76 million compare
27 Mozambique 2.62 million compare
28 Algeria 2.55 million compare
29 Japan 2.39 million compare
30 Myanmar 2.29 million compare

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More health data for Africa Western and Central

Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2025)
Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 05-09, male in Africa Western and Central?: Population ages 05-09, male in Africa Western and Central was 36.59 million in 2025, according to 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.
What is the highest population ages 05-09, male recorded in Africa Western and Central?: The highest recorded value was 36.59 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 05-09, male recorded in Africa Western and Central?: The lowest recorded value was 6.32 million in 1960.
How does Africa Western and Central rank for population ages 05-09, male?: Africa Western and Central ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 05-09, male rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?: Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?: The figures come from 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, published as part of Population ages 05-09, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Population ages 05-09, male
Source: 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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Male population between the ages 5 to 9.