Spain vs United Kingdom: Population ages 55-59, male

Spain
1.90 million
in 2025
United Kingdom
2.19 million
in 2025
Spain rank
23rd
United Kingdom rank
20th

Population ages 55-59, male over time

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2.19 million against 1.90 million in Spain, a difference of 291,710.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 20th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 731,922 1.65 million 913,385 United Kingdom
1970s 794,080 1.56 million 763,420 United Kingdom
1980s 1.04 million 1.52 million 488,016 United Kingdom
1990s 1.00 million 1.49 million 490,920 United Kingdom
2000s 1.18 million 1.80 million 626,351 United Kingdom
2010s 1.47 million 1.91 million 443,861 United Kingdom
2020s 1.81 million 2.13 million 320,782 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, Spain or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 2.19 million against 1.90 million in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 55-59, male between Spain and United Kingdom?
291,710, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for population ages 55-59, male?
Spain ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 20th 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

Male population between the ages 55 to 59.