Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, Iran or Thailand?

Thailand, at 2.49 million against 2.30 million in Iran as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Thailand?

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.

Iran vs Thailand: Population ages 55-59, male

Iran

2.30 million

in 2025

Thailand

2.49 million

in 2025

Iran rank

17th

Thailand rank

14th

Population ages 55-59, male over time

Iran
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 2.49 million against 2.30 million in Iran, a difference of 185,950.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.

Iran ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 14th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	330,886	343,932	13,046	Thailand
1970s	422,206	425,044	2,838	Thailand
1980s	634,024	635,892	1,868	Thailand
1990s	784,203	974,669	190,467	Thailand
2000s	1.10 million	1.38 million	279,246	Thailand
2010s	1.66 million	2.08 million	422,613	Thailand
2020s	2.09 million	2.45 million	354,625	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, Iran or Thailand?: Thailand, at 2.49 million against 2.30 million in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 55-59, male between Iran and Thailand?: 185,950, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Thailand?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iran and Thailand rank globally for population ages 55-59, male?: Iran ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 14th 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.