Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Northern Mariana Islands: Population, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
50.6%
in 2025
Northern Mariana Islands
52.9%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
9th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
12th

Population, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Northern Mariana Islands
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How they compare

Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 52.9% against 50.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 2.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 12th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Northern Mariana Islands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Northern Mariana Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 51.5% 50.2% 1.3% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 51.4% 52.1% 0.7% Northern Mariana Islands
1980s 51.2% 52.6% 1.4% Northern Mariana Islands
1990s 51.0% 50.5% 0.5% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 50.9% 48.6% 2.3% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 50.8% 52.0% 1.2% Northern Mariana Islands
2020s 50.6% 52.7% 2.1% Northern Mariana Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Northern Mariana Islands?
Northern Mariana Islands, at 52.9% against 50.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Northern Mariana Islands?
2.3%, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Northern Mariana Islands?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for population, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 12th of 47 groups.
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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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.