Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate was 3.35 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 3.35 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 3.98 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.24 % change on previous year, in 1995.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 2.63 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 2.51 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 2.54 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 2.58 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 2.52 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 2.69 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 2.74 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 2.79 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 3.04 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -24.9% |
| 1981 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 2.57 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 1983 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 2.28 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 2.36 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 2.37 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.41 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 2.48 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 2.64 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 1995 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 1996 | 1.29 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 1.42 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +27.9% |
| 1999 | 2.07 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 2.34 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 2.53 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 2.58 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 2.64 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.74 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 2.83 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.86 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.88 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 2.63 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.71 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.96 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 3.4 % change on previous year | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 3.47 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.4 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.43 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.6 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 3.93 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 3.98 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.78 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.36 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -33.3% | 1.86 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | -29.5% | 2.64 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +27.9% | 1.42 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.57 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | 3.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.35 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | 3.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.51 % change on previous year | 3.35 % change on previous year | 3.78 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 12 Yemen 5.61 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Kiribati 5.44 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Ghana 5.43 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Libya 5.26 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Uganda 5.25 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.06 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Chad 4.93 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 3.35 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.98 % change on previous year in 2019.
- What is the lowest population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 % change on previous year in 1995.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 60-64, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population ages 60-64, 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 60-64, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.