Population ages 75-79, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Population ages 75-79, male was 1.40 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.40 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
10th
of 217 countries
All-time high
1.40 million
in 2025
All-time low
440,165
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 75-79, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960–2025

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M196019922025

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 75-79, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 1.40 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 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 75-79, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1.40 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 440,165, in 1960.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Population ages 75-79, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Population ages 75-79, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 440,165
1961 441,271 +0.3%
1962 442,555 +0.3%
1963 451,361 +2.0%
1964 462,576 +2.5%
1965 463,010 +0.1%
1966 457,826 -1.1%
1967 458,497 +0.1%
1968 462,133 +0.8%
1969 463,765 +0.4%
1970 466,365 +0.6%
1971 470,312 +0.8%
1972 474,285 +0.8%
1973 479,013 +1.0%
1974 488,384 +2.0%
1975 504,296 +3.3%
1976 525,003 +4.1%
1977 548,365 +4.4%
1978 572,957 +4.5%
1979 596,351 +4.1%
1980 616,830 +3.4%
1981 634,811 +2.9%
1982 650,870 +2.5%
1983 667,099 +2.5%
1984 681,545 +2.2%
1985 691,918 +1.5%
1986 700,267 +1.2%
1987 708,512 +1.2%
1988 724,464 +2.3%
1989 739,888 +2.1%
1990 745,598 +0.8%
1991 743,217 -0.3%
1992 725,465 -2.4%
1993 692,909 -4.5%
1994 674,162 -2.7%
1995 694,158 +3.0%
1996 731,148 +5.3%
1997 769,758 +5.3%
1998 810,637 +5.3%
1999 836,003 +3.1%
2000 838,563 +0.3%
2001 836,453 -0.3%
2002 837,996 +0.2%
2003 840,135 +0.3%
2004 844,478 +0.5%
2005 850,673 +0.7%
2006 858,020 +0.9%
2007 865,832 +0.9%
2008 873,696 +0.9%
2009 883,069 +1.1%
2010 895,443 +1.4%
2011 911,456 +1.8%
2012 931,954 +2.2%
2013 957,885 +2.8%
2014 985,272 +2.9%
2015 1.00 million +1.6%
2016 1.00 million +0.4%
2017 1.01 million +0.6%
2018 1.03 million +1.9%
2019 1.06 million +2.6%
2020 1.07 million +1.6%
2021 1.11 million +3.5%
2022 1.21 million +9.0%
2023 1.32 million +9.0%
2024 1.38 million +4.5%
2025 1.40 million +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 454,316 440,165 463,765 10
1970s 512,533 466,365 596,351 10
1980s 681,620 616,830 739,888 10
1990s 742,306 674,162 836,003 10
2000s 852,892 836,453 883,069 10
2010s 978,256 895,443 1.06 million 10
2020s 1.25 million 1.07 million 1.40 million 6

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 7 France 1.48 million compare
  2. 8 Russian Federation 1.47 million compare
  3. 9 Indonesia 1.42 million compare
  4. 11 Italy 1.37 million compare
  5. 12 Bangladesh 998,028 compare
  6. 13 Spain 927,187 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 75-79, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Population ages 75-79, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1.40 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 75-79, male recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.40 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 75-79, male recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 440,165 in 1960.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for population ages 75-79, male?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 75-79, male rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 75-79, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 75-79, 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 75 to 79.