India vs Low & middle income: Population, male
India
51.6%
in 2025
Low & middle income
50.4%
in 2025
India rank
19th
Low & middle income rank
16th
Population, male over time
- India
- Low & middle income
How they compare
India currently reports 51.6% against 50.4% in Low & middle income, a difference of 1.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 19th and Low & middle income ranks 16th of 218 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.6% | 50.6% | 1.0% | India |
| 1970s | 51.7% | 50.6% | 1.1% | India |
| 1980s | 51.7% | 50.6% | 1.1% | India |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 50.6% | 1.1% | India |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 50.6% | 1.2% | India |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 50.5% | 1.2% | India |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 50.4% | 1.2% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, India or Low & middle income?
- India, at 51.6% against 50.4% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between India and Low & middle income?
- 1.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Low & middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do India and Low & middle income rank globally for population, male?
- India ranks 19th and Low & middle income ranks 16th 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
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.