Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Population, male

Korea
25.78 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
378.59 million
in 2025
Korea rank
29th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
31st

Population, male over time

  • Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 378.59 million against 25.78 million in Korea, a difference of 352.81 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 14.7 times Korea's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st of 218 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 14.29 million 88.37 million 74.08 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1970s 17.67 million 116.18 million 98.51 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 20.47 million 156.53 million 136.06 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 22.84 million 206.58 million 183.74 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 24.53 million 259.42 million 234.89 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 25.54 million 317.64 million 292.09 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 25.82 million 363.63 million 337.81 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 378.59 million against 25.78 million in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
352.81 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for population, male?
Korea ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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