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.

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.

Population ages 55-59, male in Post-demographic dividend

Name: Population ages 55-59, male in Post-demographic dividend
Creator: 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
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

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%

All-time high

38.32 million

in 2020

All-time low

17.24 million

in 1974

Years of data

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.

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

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

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.
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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Indicator: Population ages 55-59, 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: 260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Male population between the ages 55 to 59.