Iran vs South Korea: Population ages 60-64, male
Iran
1.86 million
in 2025
South Korea
2.06 million
in 2025
Iran rank
20th
South Korea rank
18th
Population ages 60-64, male over time
- Iran
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2.06 million against 1.86 million in Iran, a difference of 192,730.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.
Iran ranks 20th and South Korea ranks 18th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 257,796 | 249,433 | 8,363 | Iran |
| 1970s | 316,566 | 333,056 | 16,490 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 480,393 | 430,853 | 49,540 | Iran |
| 1990s | 639,082 | 649,039 | 9,957 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 810,390 | 935,665 | 125,275 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.33 million | 1.36 million | 36,427 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1.74 million | 2.02 million | 284,028 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 60-64, male, Iran or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 2.06 million against 1.86 million in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 60-64, male between Iran and South Korea?
- 192,730, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iran and South Korea rank globally for population ages 60-64, male?
- Iran ranks 20th and South Korea ranks 18th 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 60-64, 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 60 to 64.