Population ages 70-74, male in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Population ages 70-74, male was 1.51 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.51 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
12th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.60 million
in 2021
All-time low
674,642
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 70-74, male in United Kingdom, 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

United Kingdom recorded 1.51 million for population ages 70-74, male in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, male in United Kingdom peaked at 1.60 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 674,642, in 1960.

United Kingdom ranks 12th of 215 countries 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 703,014 674,642 738,336 10
1970s 888,382 762,150 986,313 10
1980s 988,723 916,568 1.02 million 10
1990s 1.06 million 936,831 1.11 million 10
2000s 1.09 million 1.07 million 1.16 million 10
2010s 1.31 million 1.17 million 1.57 million 10
2020s 1.55 million 1.51 million 1.60 million 6

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 9 France 1.71 million compare
  2. 10 Bangladesh 1.62 million compare
  3. 11 Italy 1.54 million compare
  4. 13 Pakistan 1.42 million compare
  5. 14 Thailand 1.33 million compare
  6. 15 Mexico 1.33 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 70-74, male in United Kingdom?
Population ages 70-74, male in United Kingdom was 1.51 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 United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 1.60 million in 2021.
What is the lowest population ages 70-74, male recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 674,642 in 1960.
How does United Kingdom rank for population ages 70-74, male?
United Kingdom ranks 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 70-74, male rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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
260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
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Male population between the ages 70 to 74.