Population ages 55-59, male in World
World: Population ages 55-59, male was 209.42 million in 2025. β² Rising
Population ages 55-59, male in World, 1960β2025
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 World is 209.42 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male in World peaked at 209.42 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.51 million, in 1960.
World ranks 1st of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.71 million | 51.51 million | 59.83 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.87 million | 59.99 million | 70.37 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.41 million | 72.60 million | 88.32 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.26 million | 89.44 million | 101.21 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 122.21 million | 102.08 million | 146.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 165.51 million | 150.92 million | 182.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 201.01 million | 189.90 million | 209.42 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 China, People's Republic of 57.71 million compare
- 2 India 32.87 million compare
- 3 United States 10.28 million compare
- 4 Indonesia 7.52 million compare
More health data for World
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, female 4.09 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 37.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 16.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 54.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 854.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, male in World?
- Population ages 55-59, male in World was 209.42 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 209.42 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.51 million in 1960.
- How does World rank for population ages 55-59, male?
- World ranks 1st out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.