Population ages 55-59, male in High income
High income: Population ages 55-59, male was 45.63 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
45.63 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
12th
of 41 groups
All-time high
45.88 million
in 2019
All-time low
19.88 million
in 1974
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 55-59, male in High income, 1960–2025
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 55-59, male in High income is 45.63 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male in High income peaked at 45.88 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.88 million, in 1974.
That places High income 12th out of 41 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, male in High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.33 million | — |
| 1961 | 20.68 million | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 21.10 million | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 21.50 million | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 21.89 million | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 22.26 million | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 22.52 million | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 22.74 million | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 22.92 million | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 22.99 million | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 22.80 million | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 22.22 million | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 21.33 million | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 20.44 million | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 19.88 million | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 20.05 million | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 20.93 million | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 22.12 million | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 23.40 million | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 24.52 million | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 25.33 million | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 26.01 million | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 26.78 million | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 27.56 million | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 28.27 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 28.83 million | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 29.15 million | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 29.22 million | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 29.05 million | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 28.79 million | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 28.67 million | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 28.78 million | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 29.12 million | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 29.67 million | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 30.29 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 30.79 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 31.15 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 31.26 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 31.21 million | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 31.06 million | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 30.73 million | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 31.07 million | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 32.47 million | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 34.21 million | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 36.05 million | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 38.00 million | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 39.30 million | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 39.74 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 39.98 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 40.24 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 40.63 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 41.17 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 41.86 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 42.61 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 43.38 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 44.13 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 44.82 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 45.33 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 45.67 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 45.88 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 45.87 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.44 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 45.23 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 45.35 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 45.50 million | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 45.63 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.89 million | 20.33 million | 22.99 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.77 million | 19.88 million | 24.52 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.90 million | 25.33 million | 29.22 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.20 million | 28.67 million | 31.26 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.18 million | 30.73 million | 40.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.55 million | 40.63 million | 45.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.50 million | 45.23 million | 45.87 million | 6 |
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More health data for High income
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0793 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9052 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.33 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, male in High income?
- Population ages 55-59, male in High income was 45.63 million in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, male recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 45.88 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.88 million in 1974.
- How does High income rank for population ages 55-59, male?
- High income ranks 12th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, male rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Population ages 55-59, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 55 to 59.