Australia vs Canada: Population, male

Australia
49.6%
in 2025
Canada
49.7%
in 2025
Australia rank
110th
Canada rank
107th

Population, male over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 49.7% against 49.6% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 110th and Canada ranks 107th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Canada in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 50.4% 50.3% 0.1% Australia
1970s 50.2% 50.0% 0.1% Australia
1980s 49.9% 49.7% 0.3% Australia
1990s 49.8% 49.5% 0.3% Australia
2000s 49.7% 49.5% 0.1% Australia
2010s 49.7% 49.6% 0.1% Australia
2020s 49.6% 49.7% 0.0% Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Australia or Canada?
Canada, at 49.7% against 49.6% in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Australia and Canada?
0.1%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for population, male?
Australia ranks 110th and Canada ranks 107th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, male (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.