Population ages 00-04, male in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Population ages 00-04, male was 56.80 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 00-04, male in East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 00-04, male in East Asia & Pacific stood at 56.80 million. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 106.40 million in 1973 and was at its lowest, 56.80 million, in 2025.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 00-04, male in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.16 million | — |
| 1961 | 75.88 million | -5.3% |
| 1962 | 74.90 million | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 78.75 million | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 84.61 million | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 90.72 million | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 97.14 million | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 100.85 million | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 101.40 million | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 101.98 million | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 103.33 million | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 104.83 million | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 106.19 million | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 106.40 million | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 104.97 million | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 102.21 million | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 98.67 million | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 95.00 million | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 91.42 million | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 88.83 million | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 87.72 million | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 87.84 million | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 89.40 million | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 91.21 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 92.37 million | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 93.63 million | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 95.18 million | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 96.82 million | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 98.74 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 100.91 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 102.88 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 103.16 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 101.07 million | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 98.31 million | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 95.29 million | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 91.55 million | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 88.52 million | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 86.80 million | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 85.30 million | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 83.79 million | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 82.60 million | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 81.70 million | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 80.84 million | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 80.20 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 79.85 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 79.51 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 79.35 million | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 79.79 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 80.64 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 81.66 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 82.61 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 83.42 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 84.44 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 85.28 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 85.67 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 85.70 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.53 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.96 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 83.27 million | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 80.81 million | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 77.53 million | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 73.12 million | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 67.99 million | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 63.36 million | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 59.58 million | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 56.80 million | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.64 million | 74.90 million | 101.98 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 100.19 million | 88.83 million | 106.40 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.38 million | 87.72 million | 100.91 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.67 million | 83.79 million | 103.16 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.62 million | 79.35 million | 82.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.17 million | 80.81 million | 85.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.39 million | 56.80 million | 77.53 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0103 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.092 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, male in East Asia & Pacific?
- Population ages 00-04, male in East Asia & Pacific was 56.80 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 106.40 million in 1973.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.80 million in 2025.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for population ages 00-04, male?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 00-04, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 0 to 4.