Population ages 55-59, male in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Population ages 55-59, male was 37.92 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
37.92 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
14th
of 41 groups
All-time high
38.32 million
in 2020
All-time low
17.24 million
in 1974
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 55-59, male in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend is 37.92 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 38.32 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.24 million, in 1974.
That places Post-demographic dividend 14th 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.95 million | — |
| 1961 | 18.19 million | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 18.49 million | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 18.79 million | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 19.07 million | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 19.33 million | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 19.50 million | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 19.63 million | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 19.73 million | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 19.75 million | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 19.59 million | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 19.12 million | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 18.42 million | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 17.68 million | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 17.24 million | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 17.46 million | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 18.27 million | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 19.31 million | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 20.39 million | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 21.30 million | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 21.85 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 22.20 million | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 22.58 million | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 22.99 million | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 23.37 million | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 23.72 million | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 23.95 million | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 24.02 million | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 23.98 million | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 23.87 million | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 23.90 million | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 24.08 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 24.35 million | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 24.75 million | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 25.20 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 25.61 million | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 25.95 million | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 26.24 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 26.57 million | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 26.82 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 26.81 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 27.18 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 28.34 million | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 29.61 million | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 30.84 million | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 32.19 million | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 33.05 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 33.18 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 33.17 million | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.25 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 33.46 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 33.80 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 34.30 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 34.88 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 35.53 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 36.17 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 36.79 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 37.32 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 37.77 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 38.13 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 38.32 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 38.17 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 37.96 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 37.87 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 37.89 million | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 37.92 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.04 million | 17.95 million | 19.75 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.88 million | 17.24 million | 21.30 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.25 million | 21.85 million | 24.02 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.35 million | 23.90 million | 26.82 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.76 million | 26.81 million | 33.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.81 million | 33.46 million | 38.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.02 million | 37.87 million | 38.32 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9867 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2144 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 242.81 million (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3864 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5066 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 19.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 107.78 million (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.3798 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, male in Post-demographic dividend?
- Population ages 55-59, male in Post-demographic dividend was 37.92 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 38.32 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.24 million in 1974.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for population ages 55-59, male?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, male rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.