Population, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population, male was 49.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 49.8%, measured 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 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 49.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 1997.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.6% | — |
| 1961 | 49.6% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 49.6% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.6% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.5% | 49.5% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.5% | 49.5% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 49.5% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 49.4% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 49.5% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0617 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.054 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Population, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 49.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for population, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 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 (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.