Population ages 55-59, male in OECD members
OECD members: Population ages 55-59, male was 44.16 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
44.16 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
13th
of 43 groups
All-time high
44.16 million
in 2025
All-time low
18.12 million
in 1974
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 55-59, male in OECD members, 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
OECD members recorded 44.16 million for population ages 55-59, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male in OECD members peaked at 44.16 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.12 million, in 1974.
OECD members ranks 13th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.58 million | — |
| 1961 | 18.82 million | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 19.11 million | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 19.41 million | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 19.71 million | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 19.98 million | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 20.15 million | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 20.29 million | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 20.39 million | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 20.41 million | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 20.25 million | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 19.82 million | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 19.19 million | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 18.51 million | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 18.12 million | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 18.41 million | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 19.26 million | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 20.29 million | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 21.39 million | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 22.30 million | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 22.81 million | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 23.11 million | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 23.43 million | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 23.79 million | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 24.15 million | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 24.48 million | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 24.76 million | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 24.95 million | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 25.04 million | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 25.12 million | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 25.26 million | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 25.47 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 25.73 million | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 26.05 million | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 26.42 million | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 26.83 million | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 27.27 million | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 27.74 million | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 28.33 million | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 28.86 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 29.09 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 29.73 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 31.08 million | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 32.50 million | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 33.84 million | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 35.27 million | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 36.24 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 36.51 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 36.67 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 36.96 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 37.41 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 37.94 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 38.58 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 39.25 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 39.98 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 40.68 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 41.38 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 42.03 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 42.61 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 43.16 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 43.53 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 43.58 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 43.67 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 43.88 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 44.05 million | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 44.16 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.69 million | 18.58 million | 20.41 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.76 million | 18.12 million | 22.30 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.16 million | 22.81 million | 25.12 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.80 million | 25.26 million | 28.86 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.79 million | 29.09 million | 36.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.30 million | 37.41 million | 43.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.81 million | 43.53 million | 44.16 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.2511 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.5105 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0331 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.2277 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.034 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, male in OECD members?
- Population ages 55-59, male in OECD members was 44.16 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 44.16 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.12 million in 1974.
- How does OECD members rank for population ages 55-59, male?
- OECD members ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.