Population, male, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Population, male, per capita was 0.4985 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.4985 units per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
26th
of 44 groups
All-time high
0.4985 units per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.4943 units per person
in 1997
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.4985 units per person for population, male, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.4985 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4943 units per person, in 1997.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population, male, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4957 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4955 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4954 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4953 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4952 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4951 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.495 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4949 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4949 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4948 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4948 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4948 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4949 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4949 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.495 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.495 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.495 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.495 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.495 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4949 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4951 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4952 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4953 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4953 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4953 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4955 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4957 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4958 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.496 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4962 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4963 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4964 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4962 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4965 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4964 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4954 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4947 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4943 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4944 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4945 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4946 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4948 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.495 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4952 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4954 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4956 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4958 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.496 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4962 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4964 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4966 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4968 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.497 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4972 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4974 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4976 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4978 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4979 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.498 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4981 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4981 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4982 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4983 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4983 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4984 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4985 units per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4952 units per person | 0.4948 units per person | 0.4957 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4949 units per person | 0.4948 units per person | 0.495 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4955 units per person | 0.4951 units per person | 0.4962 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4955 units per person | 0.4943 units per person | 0.4965 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4955 units per person | 0.4946 units per person | 0.4964 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4974 units per person | 0.4966 units per person | 0.4981 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4983 units per person | 0.4981 units per person | 0.4985 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 23 Tuvalu 0.5119 units per person compare
- 24 Marshall Islands 0.5116 units per person compare
- 25 Solomon Islands 0.5113 units per person compare
- 26 Andorra 0.511 units per person compare
- 27 Algeria 0.5099 units per person compare
- 28 China 0.5091 units per person compare
- 29 Naoero 0.5088 units per person compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2801 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2837 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Population, male, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.4985 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4985 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4943 units per person in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for population, male, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, 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, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.