Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, Ethiopia or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 2.15 million against 1.59 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.

What is the difference in population ages 55-59, male between Ethiopia and Republic of Korea?

559,470, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Republic of Korea?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Ethiopia vs Republic of Korea: Population ages 55-59, male

Ethiopia

1.59 million

in 2025

Republic of Korea

2.15 million

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

24th

Republic of Korea rank

21st

Population ages 55-59, male over time

Ethiopia
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 2.15 million against 1.59 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 559,470.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 24th and Republic of Korea ranks 21st of 217 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	278,139	356,304	78,165	Republic of Korea
1970s	339,611	451,426	111,815	Republic of Korea
1980s	409,942	574,579	164,637	Republic of Korea
1990s	571,171	901,147	329,977	Republic of Korea
2000s	767,108	1.13 million	358,710	Republic of Korea
2010s	1.06 million	1.84 million	782,703	Republic of Korea
2020s	1.47 million	2.09 million	628,118	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, Ethiopia or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 2.15 million against 1.59 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 55-59, male between Ethiopia and Republic of Korea?: 559,470, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Republic of Korea?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Republic of Korea rank globally for population ages 55-59, male?: Ethiopia ranks 24th and Republic of Korea ranks 21st of 217 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: 20 August 2026

Male population between the ages 55 to 59.