What is the highest population ages 15-19, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The highest recorded value was 72.70 million in 2025.

What is the lowest population ages 15-19, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 11.32 million in 1960.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for population ages 15-19, male?

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.

Is population ages 15-19, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Population ages 15-19, male in Sub-Saharan Africa

Name: Population ages 15-19, male in Sub-Saharan Africa
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)

Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 15-19, male was 72.70 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

72.70 million

Change on year

up 2.7%

Rank

14th

of 43 groups

All-time high

72.70 million

in 2025

All-time low

11.32 million

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Population ages 15-19, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 15-19, male in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 72.70 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, male in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 72.70 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.32 million, in 1960.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Annual values for Population ages 15-19, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1960	11.32 million	—
1961	11.63 million	+2.8%
1962	11.95 million	+2.7%
1963	12.23 million	+2.4%
1964	12.49 million	+2.1%
1965	12.74 million	+2.0%
1966	13.00 million	+2.0%
1967	13.28 million	+2.2%
1968	13.62 million	+2.6%
1969	14.02 million	+2.9%
1970	14.44 million	+3.0%
1971	14.88 million	+3.1%
1972	15.33 million	+3.0%
1973	15.80 million	+3.1%
1974	16.31 million	+3.2%
1975	16.82 million	+3.1%
1976	17.35 million	+3.1%
1977	17.89 million	+3.1%
1978	18.45 million	+3.1%
1979	19.04 million	+3.2%
1980	19.70 million	+3.4%
1981	20.40 million	+3.6%
1982	21.10 million	+3.4%
1983	21.82 million	+3.4%
1984	22.53 million	+3.3%
1985	23.29 million	+3.4%
1986	24.10 million	+3.5%
1987	24.91 million	+3.4%
1988	25.70 million	+3.2%
1989	26.48 million	+3.1%
1990	27.29 million	+3.0%
1991	28.09 million	+2.9%
1992	28.90 million	+2.9%
1993	29.75 million	+2.9%
1994	30.71 million	+3.2%
1995	31.76 million	+3.4%
1996	32.83 million	+3.4%
1997	33.91 million	+3.3%
1998	34.99 million	+3.2%
1999	36.06 million	+3.1%
2000	37.11 million	+2.9%
2001	38.16 million	+2.8%
2002	39.21 million	+2.7%
2003	40.25 million	+2.6%
2004	41.27 million	+2.6%
2005	42.28 million	+2.4%
2006	43.29 million	+2.4%
2007	44.34 million	+2.4%
2008	45.46 million	+2.5%
2009	46.61 million	+2.5%
2010	47.82 million	+2.6%
2011	49.12 million	+2.7%
2012	50.42 million	+2.6%
2013	51.72 million	+2.6%
2014	53.13 million	+2.7%
2015	54.64 million	+2.8%
2016	56.19 million	+2.8%
2017	57.84 million	+2.9%
2018	59.61 million	+3.1%
2019	61.39 million	+3.0%
2020	63.19 million	+2.9%
2021	65.06 million	+3.0%
2022	66.95 million	+2.9%
2023	68.87 million	+2.9%
2024	70.80 million	+2.8%
2025	72.70 million	+2.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	12.63 million	11.32 million	14.02 million	10
1970s	16.63 million	14.44 million	19.04 million	10
1980s	23.00 million	19.70 million	26.48 million	10
1990s	31.43 million	27.29 million	36.06 million	10
2000s	41.80 million	37.11 million	46.61 million	10
2010s	54.19 million	47.82 million	61.39 million	10
2020s	67.93 million	63.19 million	72.70 million	6

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More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa

Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 15-19, male in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Population ages 15-19, male in Sub-Saharan Africa was 72.70 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?: The highest recorded value was 72.70 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 15-19, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 11.32 million in 1960.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for population ages 15-19, male?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 15-19, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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: 15 October 2026

Male population between the ages 15 to 19.