Population ages 00-04, male in South Asia
South Asia: Population ages 00-04, male was 69.37 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
69.37 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
14th
of 41 groups
All-time high
82.48 million
in 2004
All-time low
43.35 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 00-04, male in South Asia, 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 South Asia stood at 69.37 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, male in South Asia peaked at 82.48 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 43.35 million, in 1960.
That places South Asia 14th out of 41 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 00-04, male in South Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.35 million | — |
| 1961 | 44.33 million | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 45.33 million | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 46.35 million | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 47.40 million | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 48.36 million | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 49.19 million | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 49.99 million | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 50.85 million | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 51.77 million | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 52.69 million | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 53.61 million | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 54.61 million | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 55.75 million | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 56.97 million | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 58.22 million | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 59.47 million | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 60.68 million | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 61.80 million | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 62.94 million | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 64.24 million | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 65.62 million | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 67.02 million | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 68.45 million | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 69.87 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 71.16 million | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 72.34 million | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 73.42 million | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 74.36 million | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 75.15 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 75.81 million | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 76.31 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 76.75 million | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 77.18 million | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 77.61 million | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 78.09 million | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 78.59 million | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 79.11 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 79.67 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 80.22 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 80.79 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 81.45 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 82.02 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 82.36 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 82.48 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 82.28 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 81.66 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 80.84 million | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 80.00 million | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 79.27 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 78.65 million | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 78.11 million | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 77.63 million | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 77.08 million | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 76.26 million | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 75.34 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 74.64 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 73.93 million | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 73.25 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 72.79 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.24 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 71.47 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 70.79 million | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 70.23 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 69.70 million | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 69.37 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.69 million | 43.35 million | 51.77 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.68 million | 52.69 million | 62.94 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.16 million | 64.24 million | 75.15 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.93 million | 75.81 million | 80.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.31 million | 79.27 million | 82.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.77 million | 72.79 million | 78.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.63 million | 69.37 million | 72.24 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More health data for South Asia
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0385 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3493 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3313 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, male in South Asia?
- Population ages 00-04, male in South Asia was 69.37 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.48 million in 2004.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, male recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.35 million in 1960.
- How does South Asia rank for population ages 00-04, male?
- South Asia ranks 14th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, male rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Male population between the ages 0 to 4.