What is the highest population ages 15-19, male recorded in Africa Western and Central?

The highest recorded value was 30.07 million in 2025.

What is the lowest population ages 15-19, male recorded in Africa Western and Central?

The lowest recorded value was 4.88 million in 1960.

How does Africa Western and Central rank for population ages 15-19, male?

Africa Western and Central ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.

Is population ages 15-19, male rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?

Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Population ages 15-19, male in Africa Western and Central

Name: Population ages 15-19, 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 15-19, male was 30.07 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

30.07 million

Change on year

up 3.1%

Rank

28th

of 43 groups

All-time high

30.07 million

in 2025

All-time low

4.88 million

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Population ages 15-19, 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

The most recent figure for population ages 15-19, male in Africa Western and Central is 30.07 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, male in Africa Western and Central peaked at 30.07 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.88 million, in 1960.

Africa Western and Central ranks 28th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Population ages 15-19, male in Africa Western and Central, year by year

Annual values for Population ages 15-19, male in Africa Western and Central, 1960 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1960	4.88 million	—
1961	4.98 million	+2.1%
1962	5.07 million	+1.9%
1963	5.14 million	+1.3%
1964	5.18 million	+0.8%
1965	5.23 million	+1.0%
1966	5.30 million	+1.4%
1967	5.39 million	+1.7%
1968	5.52 million	+2.4%
1969	5.69 million	+3.0%
1970	5.86 million	+3.0%
1971	6.02 million	+2.9%
1972	6.20 million	+2.9%
1973	6.38 million	+2.9%
1974	6.57 million	+3.0%
1975	6.76 million	+2.9%
1976	6.96 million	+3.0%
1977	7.18 million	+3.1%
1978	7.40 million	+3.1%
1979	7.63 million	+3.1%
1980	7.88 million	+3.2%
1981	8.12 million	+3.2%
1982	8.38 million	+3.1%
1983	8.62 million	+2.9%
1984	8.88 million	+3.0%
1985	9.16 million	+3.2%
1986	9.46 million	+3.3%
1987	9.78 million	+3.4%
1988	10.12 million	+3.5%
1989	10.49 million	+3.6%
1990	10.87 million	+3.7%
1991	11.28 million	+3.8%
1992	11.72 million	+3.9%
1993	12.17 million	+3.8%
1994	12.61 million	+3.7%
1995	13.05 million	+3.5%
1996	13.47 million	+3.2%
1997	13.87 million	+3.0%
1998	14.27 million	+2.9%
1999	14.66 million	+2.7%
2000	15.04 million	+2.6%
2001	15.42 million	+2.5%
2002	15.79 million	+2.5%
2003	16.16 million	+2.3%
2004	16.54 million	+2.4%
2005	16.95 million	+2.4%
2006	17.36 million	+2.4%
2007	17.79 million	+2.5%
2008	18.24 million	+2.5%
2009	18.68 million	+2.4%
2010	19.14 million	+2.4%
2011	19.62 million	+2.5%
2012	20.10 million	+2.5%
2013	20.61 million	+2.5%
2014	21.20 million	+2.8%
2015	21.87 million	+3.2%
2016	22.60 million	+3.4%
2017	23.38 million	+3.4%
2018	24.17 million	+3.4%
2019	24.96 million	+3.2%
2020	25.74 million	+3.1%
2021	26.56 million	+3.2%
2022	27.40 million	+3.2%
2023	28.27 million	+3.2%
2024	29.17 million	+3.2%
2025	30.07 million	+3.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	5.24 million	4.88 million	5.69 million	10
1970s	6.70 million	5.86 million	7.63 million	10
1980s	9.09 million	7.88 million	10.49 million	10
1990s	12.80 million	10.87 million	14.66 million	10
2000s	16.80 million	15.04 million	18.68 million	10
2010s	21.76 million	19.14 million	24.96 million	10
2020s	27.87 million	25.74 million	30.07 million	6

Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central

25 Afghanistan 2.50 million compare
26 Myanmar 2.24 million compare
27 France 2.20 million compare
28 Yemen 2.18 million compare
29 Thailand 2.18 million compare
30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.16 million compare
31 Angola 2.09 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 15-19, male in Africa Western and Central?: Population ages 15-19, male in Africa Western and Central was 30.07 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 15-19, male recorded in Africa Western and Central?: The highest recorded value was 30.07 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 15-19, male recorded in Africa Western and Central?: The lowest recorded value was 4.88 million in 1960.
How does Africa Western and Central rank for population ages 15-19, male?: Africa Western and Central ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 15-19, male rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?: Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. 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 15-19, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Population ages 15-19, 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 15 to 19.