Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Netherlands: Population ages 65 and above, male

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
8.8%
in 2025
Netherlands
19.6%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
22nd
Netherlands rank
19th

Population ages 65 and above, male over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 19.6% against 8.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 10.8%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 2.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 19th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 3.1% 8.7% 5.7% Netherlands
1970s 3.4% 9.2% 5.8% Netherlands
1980s 3.7% 9.8% 6.1% Netherlands
1990s 4.3% 10.7% 6.4% Netherlands
2000s 5.2% 12.0% 6.8% Netherlands
2010s 6.6% 15.8% 9.1% Netherlands
2020s 8.2% 18.8% 10.6% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, male, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 19.6% against 8.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Netherlands?
10.8%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Netherlands?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Netherlands rank globally for population ages 65 and above, male?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population)
Unit
% of male population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.