Population ages 70-74, male in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: Population ages 70-74, male was 27.11 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
27.11 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
13th
of 41 groups
All-time high
27.11 million
in 2025
All-time low
7.97 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 70-74, male in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2025

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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

In 2025, population ages 70-74, male in Post-demographic dividend stood at 27.11 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, male in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 27.11 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.97 million, in 1960.

Post-demographic dividend ranks 13th of 41 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 70-74, male in Post-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Population ages 70-74, male in Post-demographic dividend, 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 7.97 million
1961 8.06 million +1.1%
1962 8.16 million +1.3%
1963 8.24 million +1.0%
1964 8.35 million +1.2%
1965 8.49 million +1.8%
1966 8.66 million +2.0%
1967 8.84 million +2.0%
1968 9.01 million +2.0%
1969 9.21 million +2.2%
1970 9.51 million +3.2%
1971 9.85 million +3.7%
1972 10.17 million +3.2%
1973 10.48 million +3.0%
1974 10.76 million +2.7%
1975 10.98 million +2.1%
1976 11.18 million +1.8%
1977 11.41 million +2.0%
1978 11.66 million +2.1%
1979 11.91 million +2.2%
1980 12.13 million +1.9%
1981 12.33 million +1.6%
1982 12.52 million +1.5%
1983 12.68 million +1.3%
1984 12.79 million +0.8%
1985 12.75 million -0.3%
1986 12.49 million -2.1%
1987 12.09 million -3.2%
1988 11.68 million -3.4%
1989 11.48 million -1.7%
1990 11.74 million +2.2%
1991 12.37 million +5.4%
1992 13.12 million +6.1%
1993 13.91 million +6.0%
1994 14.58 million +4.8%
1995 15.01 million +3.0%
1996 15.35 million +2.3%
1997 15.71 million +2.3%
1998 16.10 million +2.5%
1999 16.50 million +2.5%
2000 16.84 million +2.1%
2001 17.12 million +1.7%
2002 17.34 million +1.3%
2003 17.44 million +0.6%
2004 17.52 million +0.5%
2005 17.70 million +1.0%
2006 17.99 million +1.6%
2007 18.35 million +2.0%
2008 18.76 million +2.3%
2009 19.19 million +2.3%
2010 19.62 million +2.2%
2011 19.96 million +1.7%
2012 20.32 million +1.8%
2013 20.72 million +2.0%
2014 21.06 million +1.6%
2015 21.16 million +0.5%
2016 21.58 million +2.0%
2017 22.59 million +4.7%
2018 23.67 million +4.8%
2019 24.70 million +4.4%
2020 25.77 million +4.3%
2021 26.38 million +2.4%
2022 26.46 million +0.3%
2023 26.53 million +0.2%
2024 26.77 million +0.9%
2025 27.11 million +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.50 million 7.97 million 9.21 million 10
1970s 10.79 million 9.51 million 11.91 million 10
1980s 12.30 million 11.48 million 12.79 million 10
1990s 14.44 million 11.74 million 16.50 million 10
2000s 17.83 million 16.84 million 19.19 million 10
2010s 21.54 million 19.62 million 24.70 million 10
2020s 26.50 million 25.77 million 27.11 million 6

Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend

  1. 10 Bangladesh 1.62 million compare
  2. 11 Italy 1.54 million compare
  3. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.51 million compare
  4. 13 Pakistan 1.42 million compare
  5. 14 Thailand 1.33 million compare
  6. 15 Mexico 1.33 million compare
  7. 16 Türkiye 1.21 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 70-74, male in Post-demographic dividend?
Population ages 70-74, male in Post-demographic dividend was 27.11 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 70-74, male recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 27.11 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 70-74, male recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 7.97 million in 1960.
How does Post-demographic dividend rank for population ages 70-74, male?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 13th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 70-74, male rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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 70-74, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 70-74, male
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
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Male population between the ages 70 to 74.