Male population — all countries

Male population — Sub-Saharan Africa

Male population in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 — 658,785,789 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 483.7%.

2025 659M people +2.47% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 659M people2025
Period minimum 113M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Male population — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–20250200M400M600M800M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 112,866,892 people1962: 118,413,016 people1964: 124,438,892 people1966: 130,923,818 people1968: 137,892,080 people1970: 145,456,509 people1972: 153,507,368 people1974: 162,352,199 people1976: 171,787,912 people1978: 181,826,922 people1980: 192,999,102 people1982: 205,162,004 people1984: 217,511,206 people1986: 230,608,513 people1988: 244,402,497 people1990: 258,586,806 people1992: 272,891,017 people1994: 288,130,712 people1996: 302,906,940 people1998: 319,140,081 people2000: 336,741,108 people2002: 355,536,813 people2004: 375,664,357 people2006: 397,084,025 people2008: 419,926,918 people2010: 444,081,308 people2012: 469,449,095 people2014: 496,155,235 people2016: 523,749,371 people2018: 552,358,225 people2020: 581,896,347 people2022: 611,964,900 people2024: 642,896,546 people2025: 658,785,789 people
Change over the period: +546M (+483.68%) Average annual rate: 2.75 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 659M people
World 4.13B people
Male population — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 659M +15.89M +2.47%
2024 643M +15.6M +2.49%
2023 627M +15.34M +2.51%
2022 612M +15.08M +2.53%
2021 597M +14.99M +2.58%
2020 582M +14.85M +2.62%
2019 567M +14.68M +2.66%
2018 552M +14.57M +2.71%
2017 538M +14.04M +2.68%
2016 524M +13.83M +2.71%
2015 510M +13.76M +2.77%
2014 496M +13.46M +2.79%
2013 483M +13.24M +2.82%
2012 469M +12.83M +2.81%
2011 457M +12.54M +2.82%
2010 444M +12.24M +2.83%
2009 432M +11.92M +2.84%
2008 420M +11.63M +2.85%
2007 408M +11.21M +2.82%
2006 397M +10.86M +2.81%
2005 386M +10.56M +2.81%
2004 376M +10.24M +2.8%
2003 365M +9.89M +2.78%
2002 356M +9.57M +2.76%
2001 346M +9.23M +2.74%
2000 337M +8.91M +2.72%
1999 328M +8.69M +2.72%
1998 319M +8.44M +2.72%
1997 311M +7.79M +2.57%
1996 303M +7.58M +2.57%
1995 295M +7.19M +2.5%
1994 288M +7.46M +2.66%
1993 281M +7.78M +2.85%
1992 273M +7.16M +2.69%
1991 266M +7.14M +2.76%
1990 259M +7.16M +2.85%
1989 251M +7.02M +2.87%
1988 244M +6.94M +2.92%
1987 237M +6.86M +2.97%
1986 231M +6.65M +2.97%
1985 224M +6.44M +2.96%
1984 218M +6.16M +2.91%
1983 211M +6.19M +3.02%
1982 205M +6.24M +3.14%
1981 199M +5.93M +3.07%
1980 193M +5.63M +3.01%
1979 187M +5.54M +3.05%
1978 182M +5.2M +2.94%
1977 177M +4.84M +2.82%
1976 172M +4.78M +2.86%
1975 167M +4.65M +2.87%
1974 162M +4.54M +2.87%
1973 158M +4.31M +2.81%
1972 154M +4.08M +2.73%
1971 149M +3.98M +2.73%
1970 145M +3.85M +2.72%
1969 142M +3.71M +2.69%
1968 138M +3.56M +2.65%
1967 134M +3.41M +2.6%
1966 131M +3.29M +2.58%
1965 128M +3.19M +2.57%
1964 124M +3.07M +2.53%
1963 121M +2.95M +2.49%
1962 118M +2.84M +2.45%
1961 116M +2.71M +2.4%
1960 113M

About the indicator

The male population of a country as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN and is compiled on the de facto definition of population, so it may diverge from national statistics that use the concept of resident population. Together with the female population it gives the sex structure, and that structure differs markedly: from a pronounced male surplus in the Gulf states with their labor migration to a female surplus where male mortality is high.

Important: The sum of the male and the female population matches total population — the UN reconciles them to a single total. For comparing countries the share is more useful than the absolute number: it says more about the structure of the population than size does.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.