What is the highest population ages 40-44, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The highest recorded value was 31.02 million in 2025.

What is the lowest population ages 40-44, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 5.25 million in 1960.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for population ages 40-44, male?

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.

Is population ages 40-44, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Population ages 40-44, male in Sub-Saharan Africa

Name: Population ages 40-44, 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 40-44, male was 31.02 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

31.02 million

Change on year

up 3.1%

Rank

18th

of 43 groups

All-time high

31.02 million

in 2025

All-time low

5.25 million

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Population ages 40-44, 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 40-44, male in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 31.02 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 40-44, male in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 31.02 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.25 million, in 1960.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th 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 40-44, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Annual values for Population ages 40-44, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1960	5.25 million	—
1961	5.37 million	+2.1%
1962	5.48 million	+2.0%
1963	5.59 million	+2.0%
1964	5.70 million	+2.0%
1965	5.81 million	+2.0%
1966	5.93 million	+2.0%
1967	6.05 million	+2.0%
1968	6.17 million	+2.0%
1969	6.30 million	+2.0%
1970	6.43 million	+2.1%
1971	6.57 million	+2.1%
1972	6.71 million	+2.1%
1973	6.85 million	+2.1%
1974	7.00 million	+2.2%
1975	7.15 million	+2.1%
1976	7.31 million	+2.1%
1977	7.46 million	+2.1%
1978	7.63 million	+2.3%
1979	7.82 million	+2.4%
1980	7.99 million	+2.2%
1981	8.18 million	+2.4%
1982	8.39 million	+2.7%
1983	8.62 million	+2.7%
1984	8.87 million	+2.8%
1985	9.13 million	+3.0%
1986	9.41 million	+3.0%
1987	9.68 million	+2.9%
1988	9.93 million	+2.6%
1989	10.17 million	+2.3%
1990	10.41 million	+2.4%
1991	10.65 million	+2.3%
1992	10.90 million	+2.3%
1993	11.25 million	+3.2%
1994	11.54 million	+2.6%
1995	11.75 million	+1.8%
1996	11.98 million	+2.0%
1997	12.24 million	+2.2%
1998	12.61 million	+3.0%
1999	13.01 million	+3.1%
2000	13.42 million	+3.2%
2001	13.84 million	+3.2%
2002	14.28 million	+3.2%
2003	14.72 million	+3.0%
2004	15.14 million	+2.9%
2005	15.58 million	+2.9%
2006	16.03 million	+2.9%
2007	16.51 million	+3.0%
2008	17.03 million	+3.2%
2009	17.60 million	+3.3%
2010	18.20 million	+3.4%
2011	18.84 million	+3.5%
2012	19.50 million	+3.5%
2013	20.19 million	+3.5%
2014	20.89 million	+3.5%
2015	21.63 million	+3.5%
2016	22.39 million	+3.5%
2017	23.21 million	+3.7%
2018	24.13 million	+3.9%
2019	25.10 million	+4.0%
2020	26.11 million	+4.0%
2021	27.13 million	+3.9%
2022	28.13 million	+3.7%
2023	29.12 million	+3.5%
2024	30.07 million	+3.3%
2025	31.02 million	+3.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	5.76 million	5.25 million	6.30 million	10
1970s	7.09 million	6.43 million	7.82 million	10
1980s	9.04 million	7.99 million	10.17 million	10
1990s	11.63 million	10.41 million	13.01 million	10
2000s	15.41 million	13.42 million	17.60 million	10
2010s	21.41 million	18.20 million	25.10 million	10
2020s	28.60 million	26.11 million	31.02 million	6

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

15 Japan 3.69 million compare
16 Turkey 3.25 million compare
17 Ethiopia 2.93 million compare
18 Germany 2.71 million compare
19 Thailand 2.58 million compare
20 South Africa 2.40 million compare
21 United Kingdom 2.26 million compare

See the full ranking of 262 places →

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)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 40-44, male in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Population ages 40-44, male in Sub-Saharan Africa was 31.02 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 40-44, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The highest recorded value was 31.02 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 40-44, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 5.25 million in 1960.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for population ages 40-44, male?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 40-44, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. 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 40-44, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Population ages 40-44, 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 40 to 44.