Population ages 55-59, male in World
World: Population ages 55-59, male was 209.42 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, male in World, 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 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.
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 |
More health data for World
- Age dependency ratio, old 16.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 380.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 854.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.4% (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 474.56 million (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.
- 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.