Population ages 20-24, male, per capita in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Population ages 20-24, male, per capita was 0.0475 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 20-24, male, per capita in Africa Western and Central, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 0.0475 units per person for population ages 20-24, male, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, male, per capita in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.0475 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0405 units per person, in 1973.
Africa Western and Central ranks 1st of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 20-24, male, per capita in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0433 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0432 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0431 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0431 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0431 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0431 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0431 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0429 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0424 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0418 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0412 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0408 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0405 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0405 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0407 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0408 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0408 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0409 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0409 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.041 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0411 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0412 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0413 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0415 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0416 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0417 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0418 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0419 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0421 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0423 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0425 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0427 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.043 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0433 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0437 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0442 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0447 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0451 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0456 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.046 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0462 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0463 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0464 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0464 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0464 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0462 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.046 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0458 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0455 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0453 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0451 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0449 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0447 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0446 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0445 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0444 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0444 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0444 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0445 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0447 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.045 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0454 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0458 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0463 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0469 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0475 units per person | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0429 units per person | 0.0418 units per person | 0.0433 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0408 units per person | 0.0405 units per person | 0.0412 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0416 units per person | 0.0411 units per person | 0.0423 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0441 units per person | 0.0425 units per person | 0.046 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0461 units per person | 0.0453 units per person | 0.0464 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0446 units per person | 0.0444 units per person | 0.0451 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0461 units per person | 0.045 units per person | 0.0475 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0583 units per person compare
- 2 Timor-Leste 0.0537 units per person compare
- 3 South Sudan 0.0531 units per person compare
- 4 Eritrea 0.0521 units per person compare
More health data for Africa Western and Central
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0153 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0238 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, male, per capita in Africa Western and Central?
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita in Africa Western and Central was 0.0475 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, male, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0475 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, male, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0405 units per person in 1973.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for population ages 20-24, male, per capita?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, male, per capita rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 20-24, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 20-24, 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 20-24, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 20-24, 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 20-24, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.