Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Netherlands: Population ages 65 and above, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
19.86 million
in 2025
Netherlands
1.76 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
29th
Netherlands rank
32nd

Population ages 65 and above, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 19.86 million against 1.76 million in Netherlands, a difference of 18.10 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 11.3 times Netherlands's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 29th and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 2.93 million 530,061 2.40 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1970s 3.94 million 620,939 3.32 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 5.26 million 702,464 4.55 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 7.33 million 810,887 6.52 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 10.02 million 961,328 9.06 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 13.57 million 1.33 million 12.24 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 17.97 million 1.66 million 16.31 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Netherlands?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 19.86 million against 1.76 million in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands?
18.10 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands rank globally for population ages 65 and above, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 29th and Netherlands ranks 32nd 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. 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
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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