Korea vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 55-59, male
Korea
2.15 million
in 2025
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
15.71 million
in 2025
Korea rank
21st
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
20th
Population ages 55-59, male over time
- Korea
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 15.71 million against 2.15 million in Korea, a difference of 13.57 million.
That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 7.3 times Korea's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 21st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 356,304 | 3.05 million | 2.70 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1970s | 451,426 | 3.82 million | 3.36 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 574,579 | 5.05 million | 4.47 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 901,147 | 6.44 million | 5.54 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 1.13 million | 8.92 million | 7.79 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 1.84 million | 12.66 million | 10.82 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 2.09 million | 15.17 million | 13.08 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, Korea or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 15.71 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 13.57 million, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for population ages 55-59, male?
- Korea ranks 21st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th 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.