Germany vs North America: Population ages 80 and above, male
Germany
6.0%
in 2025
North America
3.5%
in 2025
Germany rank
6th
North America rank
6th
Population ages 80 and above, male over time
- Germany
- North America
How they compare
Germany currently reports 6.0% against 3.5% in North America, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.7 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and North America ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | North America |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Germany |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.8% | 1.3% | Germany |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 3.2% | 2.6% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, male, Germany or North America?
- Germany, at 6.0% against 3.5% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, male between Germany and North America?
- 2.5%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Germany and North America rank globally for population ages 80 and above, male?
- Germany ranks 6th and North America ranks 6th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 80 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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About this data
Male population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total male population.