Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, Iraq or Netherlands?

Iraq, at 678,644 against 638,141 in Netherlands as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Netherlands?

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.

Iraq vs Netherlands: Population ages 55-59, male

Iraq

678,644

in 2025

Netherlands

638,141

in 2025

Iraq rank

45th

Netherlands rank

46th

Population ages 55-59, male over time

Iraq
Netherlands

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 678,644 against 638,141 in Netherlands, a difference of 40,503.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

Iraq ranks 45th and Netherlands ranks 46th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	130,175	286,153	155,978	Netherlands
1970s	147,923	310,753	162,830	Netherlands
1980s	156,902	346,759	189,857	Netherlands
1990s	190,986	379,368	188,381	Netherlands
2000s	262,816	520,229	257,413	Netherlands
2010s	356,025	577,318	221,293	Netherlands
2020s	595,276	637,985	42,709	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, Iraq or Netherlands?: Iraq, at 678,644 against 638,141 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 55-59, male between Iraq and Netherlands?: 40,503, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Netherlands?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Netherlands rank globally for population ages 55-59, male?: Iraq ranks 45th and Netherlands ranks 46th 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.