Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) by country
Male population between the ages 0 to 4 as a percentage of the total male population.
Countries reporting
218
Highest
19.7%
Central African Republic
Lowest
2.5%
Republic of Korea
Median
6.8%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
17,556
What the numbers show
Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 19.7% in Central African Republic; the lowest is 2.5% in Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.8%, and the mean is 8.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 213 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 14.2%), and the largest decrease in China (down 49.3%).
Population ages 00-04, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 19.7% | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 2 | Somalia | 18.5% | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 3 | Chad | 18.4% | 2025 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 4 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 18.2% | 2025 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 5 | Niger | 17.6% | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 6 | Mali | 17.3% | 2025 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 7 | Mozambique | 17.1% | 2025 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 8 | Angola | 16.9% | 2025 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 9 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 16.2% | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 10 | Uganda | 16.2% | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 11 | Mauritania | 16.1% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 15.9% | 2025 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 13 | Yemen | 15.9% | 2025 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 14 | Burundi | 15.5% | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 15 | Sudan | 15.3% | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 16 | Cameroon | 15.2% | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 17 | Guinea | 15.2% | 2025 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 18 | Benin | 15.2% | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 19 | Zambia | 15.0% | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 14.8% | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 21 | Malawi | 14.7% | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 14.7% | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 23 | Madagascar | 14.6% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 24 | Nigeria | 14.4% | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 14.3% | 2025 | down 21.1% | flat |
| 26 | Togo | 14.3% | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 14.2% | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 28 | Congo | 14.2% | 2025 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 29 | Gambia | 14.1% | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 30 | Liberia | 14.0% | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.8% | 2025 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 32 | Rwanda | 13.6% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 13.5% | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 13.5% | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 35 | Eritrea | 13.5% | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 36 | Senegal | 13.5% | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 37 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.4% | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 38 | South Sudan | 13.3% | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 39 | Namibia | 13.2% | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 40 | Comoros | 13.2% | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 41 | Palestine, State of | 13.1% | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 42 | Equatorial Guinea | 12.9% | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 43 | Tajikistan | 12.8% | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 12.8% | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 45 | Gabon | 12.8% | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 46 | Pakistan | 12.7% | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 47 | Kenya | 12.7% | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 48 | Samoa | 12.6% | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 49 | Kiribati | 12.6% | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 50 | Uzbekistan | 12.6% | 2025 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 51 | Ghana | 12.4% | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 52 | Iraq | 12.3% | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 53 | Tonga | 12.2% | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 54 | Naoero | 12.2% | 2025 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 55 | Botswana | 11.9% | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 11.6% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 57 | Eswatini | 11.5% | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 58 | Lesotho | 11.4% | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 59 | Tuvalu | 11.1% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 60 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 11.0% | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 61 | Turkmenistan | 10.7% | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.7% | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 63 | Timor-Leste | 10.7% | 2025 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 64 | Honduras | 10.6% | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 10.6% | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 66 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.5% | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 67 | Haiti | 10.5% | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 68 | Cambodia | 10.4% | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 69 | Marshall Islands | 10.3% | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.2% | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 71 | Guatemala | 10.2% | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 72 | Egypt | 10.1% | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 73 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.1% | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 74 | Guyana | 10.1% | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 75 | Djibouti | 10.0% | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 10.0% | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 77 | Paraguay | 9.8% | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 78 | Nepal | 9.8% | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 79 | Jordan | 9.7% | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 9.6% | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 81 | Mongolia | 9.6% | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 82 | Algeria | 9.5% | 2025 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 83 | South Africa | 9.5% | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 84 | Israel | 9.4% | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 85 | Fiji | 9.0% | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 86 | Guam | 8.7% | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 8.7% | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 88 | Belize | 8.6% | 2025 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 89 | Suriname | 8.5% | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 90 | Libya | 8.4% | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 91 | El Salvador | 8.2% | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 92 | Myanmar | 8.2% | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 93 | Lebanon | 8.2% | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 94 | Morocco | 8.2% | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 95 | Mexico | 8.1% | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 96 | Philippines | 8.0% | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 97 | Panama | 8.0% | 2025 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 98 | Peru | 7.9% | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 99 | Indonesia | 7.9% | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 100 | India | 7.8% | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 101 | Ecuador | 7.6% | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 102 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 7.6% | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 103 | American Samoa | 7.5% | 2025 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 104 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 7.3% | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 7.3% | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 106 | Viet Nam | 7.3% | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 107 | New Caledonia | 7.3% | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 108 | Tunisia | 7.0% | 2025 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 109 | Colombia | 6.8% | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 110 | Greenland | 6.7% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 6.6% | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 112 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 6.6% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 113 | Georgia | 6.5% | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 114 | Armenia | 6.5% | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 6.5% | 2025 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 116 | Brunei Darussalam | 6.5% | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 117 | Oman | 6.5% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 118 | Northern Mariana Islands | 6.4% | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 119 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6.4% | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 120 | Faroe Islands | 6.4% | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 121 | Brazil | 6.3% | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 122 | Türkiye | 6.3% | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 123 | Gibraltar | 6.2% | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 124 | Seychelles | 6.2% | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 125 | Cape Verde | 6.2% | 2025 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 126 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.2% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 127 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.2% | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 128 | Kosovo | 6.1% | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 128 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.1% | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 130 | Malaysia | 6.0% | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 131 | Montenegro | 6.0% | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 132 | United States Virgin Islands | 6.0% | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 133 | Republic of Moldova | 6.0% | 2025 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 134 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.0% | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 135 | Australia | 5.9% | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 136 | Cayman Islands | 5.9% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 137 | Iceland | 5.9% | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 138 | Grenada | 5.9% | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 139 | New Zealand | 5.9% | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 140 | Barbados | 5.9% | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 141 | Bhutan | 5.9% | 2025 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 142 | Jamaica | 5.8% | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 143 | Bahamas | 5.7% | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 144 | Saint Lucia | 5.7% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 145 | Argentina | 5.7% | 2025 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 146 | Cyprus | 5.6% | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 147 | Ireland | 5.5% | 2025 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 148 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.5% | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.5% | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 150 | Dominica | 5.5% | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 151 | United States of America | 5.4% | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 152 | French Polynesia | 5.3% | 2025 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 153 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.3% | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 154 | France | 5.3% | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 155 | Costa Rica | 5.2% | 2025 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 156 | Luxembourg | 5.2% | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 157 | Denmark | 5.2% | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 158 | Uruguay | 5.2% | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 159 | Albania | 5.2% | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 160 | Palau | 5.2% | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 161 | North Macedonia | 5.1% | 2025 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 162 | Aruba | 5.1% | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 163 | Romania | 5.1% | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 164 | Russian Federation | 5.1% | 2025 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 165 | Sweden | 5.1% | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 166 | Slovakia | 5.1% | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 167 | Netherlands | 5.0% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 168 | Liechtenstein | 5.0% | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 169 | Norway | 5.0% | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 170 | Monaco | 5.0% | 2025 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 171 | Hungary | 4.9% | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 172 | Switzerland | 4.9% | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 173 | Serbia | 4.9% | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 174 | Canada | 4.9% | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 175 | Belgium | 4.9% | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 176 | Bulgaria | 4.9% | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 177 | Bahrain | 4.8% | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 178 | Czechia | 4.7% | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 179 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 4.7% | 2025 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 180 | Estonia | 4.7% | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 181 | Chile | 4.7% | 2025 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 182 | Mauritius | 4.6% | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 183 | Austria | 4.6% | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 184 | Latvia | 4.6% | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 185 | Germany | 4.6% | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 186 | Cuba | 4.6% | 2025 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 187 | Maldives | 4.5% | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 188 | Croatia | 4.5% | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 189 | British Virgin Islands | 4.5% | 2025 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 190 | Kuwait | 4.5% | 2025 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 191 | Slovenia | 4.5% | 2025 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 192 | Lithuania | 4.4% | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 193 | Portugal | 4.4% | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 194 | Poland | 4.4% | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 195 | Thailand | 4.4% | 2025 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 196 | Belarus | 4.3% | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 197 | Channel Islands | 4.3% | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 198 | Finland | 4.3% | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 199 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.3% | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 200 | Isle of Man | 4.2% | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 201 | Bermuda | 4.2% | 2025 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 202 | United Arab Emirates | 4.1% | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 203 | Curaçao | 4.1% | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 204 | Malta | 4.0% | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 205 | Singapore | 4.0% | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 206 | Macau, China | 3.9% | 2025 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 207 | Greece | 3.9% | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 208 | Spain | 3.7% | 2025 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 209 | Ukraine | 3.7% | 2025 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 210 | Qatar | 3.6% | 2025 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 211 | Italy | 3.6% | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 212 | China | 3.5% | 2025 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 213 | Japan | 3.3% | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 214 | Andorra | 3.3% | 2025 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 215 | Hong Kong, China | 3.3% | 2025 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 216 | Puerto Rico | 3.2% | 2025 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 217 | San Marino | 3.2% | 2025 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 218 | Republic of Korea | 2.5% | 2025 | down 45.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 15.6%
- Chagai 4.3%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 15.5%
- Pre-demographic dividend 15.4%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 15.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 15.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 15.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 15.0%
- Africa Western and Central 14.8%
- Least developed countries 14.4%
- IDA only 14.0%
- IDA total 13.8%
- IDA blend 13.5%
- Pacific island small states 11.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 11.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 11.1%
- Arab World 10.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 10.6%
- Lower middle income 10.0%
- Early-demographic dividend 8.9%
- Low & middle income 8.6%
- IDA & IBRD total 8.5%
- South Asia 8.0%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 8.0%
- Small states 8.0%
- World 8.0%
- Middle income 7.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 7.6%
- Other small states 7.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 7.3%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 7.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean 7.2%
- Caribbean Small States 7.2%
- IBRD only 6.4%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.4%
- Upper middle income 5.6%
- Europe & Central Asia 5.5%
- North America 5.4%
- OECD members 5.2%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 4.8%
About this data
Male population between the ages 0 to 4 as a percentage of the total male population.