North Korea vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population ages 55-59, male
North Korea
7.8%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
4.9%
in 2025
North Korea rank
18th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
21st
Population ages 55-59, male over time
- North Korea
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 7.8% against 4.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 2.9%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
North Korea ranks 18th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 2.6% | 0.6% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 2.5% | 0.6% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 2.8% | 1.8% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 1.2% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 1.0% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 4.8% | 2.2% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, North Korea or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- North Korea, at 7.8% against 4.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, male between North Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 2.9%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 55-59, male?
- North Korea ranks 18th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 55-59, male (% of male population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total male population.