Korea vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population ages 55-59, male
Korea
2.15 million
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
15.16 million
in 2025
Korea rank
21st
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
22nd
Population ages 55-59, male over time
- Korea
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 15.16 million against 2.15 million in Korea, a difference of 13.01 million.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.1 times Korea's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 21st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 356,304 | 2.96 million | 2.60 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 451,426 | 3.68 million | 3.23 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 574,579 | 4.84 million | 4.26 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 901,147 | 6.22 million | 5.32 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 1.13 million | 8.60 million | 7.47 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 1.84 million | 12.15 million | 10.31 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 2.09 million | 14.64 million | 12.55 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, Korea or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 15.16 million against 2.15 million in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, male between Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 13.01 million, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 55-59, male?
- Korea ranks 21st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd 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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About this data
Male population between the ages 55 to 59.