Maldives vs South Asia: Population, male
Maldives
61.7%
in 2025
South Asia
51.2%
in 2025
Maldives rank
5th
South Asia rank
3rd
Population, male over time
- Maldives
- South Asia
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 61.7% against 51.2% in South Asia, a difference of 10.5%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times South Asia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 5th and South Asia ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.0% | 51.6% | 2.3% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 53.6% | 51.6% | 2.0% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 53.0% | 51.6% | 1.4% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 51.6% | 0.9% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 51.5% | 1.6% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 51.3% | 7.3% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 51.2% | 10.7% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Maldives or South Asia?
- Maldives, at 61.7% against 51.2% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Maldives and South Asia?
- 10.5%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and South Asia rank globally for population, male?
- Maldives ranks 5th and South Asia ranks 3rd 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.