Egypt vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Population ages 55-59, male

Egypt
2.26 million
in 2025
Iran, Islamic Republic of
2.30 million
in 2025
Egypt rank
19th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
17th

Population ages 55-59, male over time

  • Egypt
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 2.30 million against 2.26 million in Egypt, a difference of 43,520.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 19th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 17th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 435,197 330,886 104,310 Egypt
1970s 544,722 422,206 122,515 Egypt
1980s 667,095 634,024 33,072 Egypt
1990s 763,442 784,203 20,761 Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s 1.11 million 1.10 million 12,595 Egypt
2010s 1.67 million 1.66 million 6,078 Egypt
2020s 2.12 million 2.09 million 27,380 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, Egypt or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 2.30 million against 2.26 million in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 55-59, male between Egypt and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
43,520, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for population ages 55-59, male?
Egypt ranks 19th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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, published as Population ages 55-59, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 55-59, male
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population between the ages 55 to 59.