Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) by country
Male population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Countries reporting
218
Highest
87.8%
Qatar
Lowest
47.0%
Central African Republic
Median
65.4%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
17,556
What the numbers show
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 87.8% in Qatar; the lowest is 47.0% in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 65.4%, and the mean is 64.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 122 countries rose and 96 fell. The largest increase was in Syrian Arab Republic (up 21.5%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong, China (down 10.7%).
Population ages 15-64, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 87.8% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 85.9% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 3 | Kuwait | 82.2% | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 4 | Bahrain | 81.5% | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 5 | Maldives | 79.5% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 6 | Oman | 78.1% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 77.3% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 8 | Singapore | 75.7% | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 9 | British Virgin Islands | 75.2% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 10 | Cayman Islands | 75.1% | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 11 | Seychelles | 74.2% | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 12 | Bhutan | 74.1% | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 13 | Jamaica | 73.7% | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 14 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 73.6% | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 15 | Saint Lucia | 73.6% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 16 | Brunei Darussalam | 73.4% | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 17 | Mauritius | 72.7% | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 18 | Andorra | 72.5% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 19 | Palau | 72.3% | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 20 | Malaysia | 71.6% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 71.6% | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 22 | Ukraine | 70.8% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 23 | Antigua and Barbuda | 70.8% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 24 | Curaçao | 70.8% | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 25 | Bahamas | 70.7% | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 26 | China | 70.7% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 27 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.7% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 70.5% | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 70.1% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 30 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 70.0% | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 69.9% | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 32 | Dominica | 69.7% | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 33 | Brazil | 69.6% | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 34 | French Polynesia | 69.6% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 35 | Chile | 69.6% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 36 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 69.5% | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 37 | Cape Verde | 69.5% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 69.5% | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 39 | Kosovo | 69.5% | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 39 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 69.5% | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 41 | Azerbaijan | 69.5% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 42 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 69.4% | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 69.4% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 44 | Grenada | 69.2% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 45 | Türkiye | 69.2% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 46 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 69.1% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 47 | Macau, China | 69.1% | 2025 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 48 | Belarus | 69.0% | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 49 | Lithuania | 69.0% | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 50 | Cuba | 68.9% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 51 | Malta | 68.8% | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 52 | India | 68.8% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 53 | Indonesia | 68.7% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 54 | Myanmar | 68.7% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 55 | Belize | 68.4% | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 56 | Viet Nam | 68.3% | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 57 | Northern Mariana Islands | 68.2% | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 58 | Libya | 68.2% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 59 | Russian Federation | 68.1% | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 60 | South Africa | 67.9% | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 61 | Uruguay | 67.9% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 62 | Slovakia | 67.8% | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 63 | Ecuador | 67.8% | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 64 | Greenland | 67.7% | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 65 | Hungary | 67.7% | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 66 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 67.6% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 67.6% | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 68 | Spain | 67.5% | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 69 | Argentina | 67.5% | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 70 | Suriname | 67.4% | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 71 | Philippines | 67.4% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 72 | Armenia | 67.4% | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 73 | Poland | 67.3% | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 74 | Iceland | 67.3% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 75 | New Caledonia | 67.1% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 76 | Estonia | 67.1% | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 77 | Romania | 67.1% | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 78 | Peru | 67.0% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 79 | Mexico | 66.9% | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 80 | El Salvador | 66.9% | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 81 | Barbados | 66.8% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 82 | Fiji | 66.7% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 83 | Latvia | 66.7% | 2025 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 84 | Syrian Arab Republic | 66.6% | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 85 | Channel Islands | 66.6% | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 86 | Morocco | 66.5% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 66.4% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 66.4% | 2025 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 89 | Tunisia | 66.4% | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 90 | Aruba | 66.3% | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 91 | Austria | 66.3% | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 92 | Bermuda | 66.3% | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 66.2% | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 94 | Panama | 66.1% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 95 | Djibouti | 66.1% | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 96 | Czechia | 66.1% | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 66.0% | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 98 | Dominican Republic | 66.0% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 99 | Ireland | 65.9% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 100 | Switzerland | 65.9% | 2025 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 101 | San Marino | 65.9% | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 102 | Norway | 65.9% | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 103 | Albania | 65.8% | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 104 | American Samoa | 65.8% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 105 | United States of America | 65.7% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 106 | Slovenia | 65.7% | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 107 | Canada | 65.7% | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 108 | Jordan | 65.6% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 109 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 65.4% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 110 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 65.3% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 111 | Republic of Moldova | 65.3% | 2025 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 112 | Montenegro | 65.3% | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 113 | Croatia | 65.3% | 2025 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 114 | Georgia | 65.2% | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 115 | Honduras | 65.2% | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 116 | Gibraltar | 65.1% | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 117 | Paraguay | 65.1% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 118 | Italy | 65.1% | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 119 | Netherlands | 65.0% | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 120 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 65.0% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 121 | New Zealand | 64.9% | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 122 | Puerto Rico | 64.8% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 123 | Liechtenstein | 64.8% | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 124 | Serbia | 64.7% | 2025 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 125 | Australia | 64.7% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 126 | Belgium | 64.6% | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 127 | Greece | 64.5% | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 128 | Haiti | 64.5% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 129 | Bangladesh | 64.4% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 130 | Denmark | 64.3% | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 131 | Germany | 64.2% | 2025 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 132 | Cambodia | 64.2% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 133 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 64.1% | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 134 | Botswana | 64.1% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 135 | Turkmenistan | 64.0% | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 136 | Portugal | 63.9% | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 137 | Guyana | 63.8% | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 138 | Guatemala | 63.8% | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 139 | Hong Kong, China | 63.7% | 2025 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 140 | Faroe Islands | 63.6% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 141 | Lebanon | 63.6% | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 142 | Algeria | 63.6% | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 143 | Egypt | 63.5% | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 144 | Sweden | 63.5% | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 145 | Nepal | 63.5% | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 146 | Finland | 63.5% | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 147 | Mongolia | 63.2% | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 148 | Isle of Man | 63.2% | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | 63.0% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 150 | Uzbekistan | 62.8% | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 151 | Eswatini | 62.7% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 152 | France | 62.7% | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 153 | Kazakhstan | 62.6% | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 154 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 62.2% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 155 | Lesotho | 62.0% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 156 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.9% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 157 | Timor-Leste | 61.8% | 2025 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 158 | Guam | 61.7% | 2025 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 159 | United States Virgin Islands | 61.6% | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 160 | Marshall Islands | 61.3% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 161 | Japan | 61.1% | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea | 61.1% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 163 | Tuvalu | 60.8% | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 164 | Ghana | 60.7% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 165 | Kenya | 60.6% | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 166 | Israel | 60.6% | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 167 | Kiribati | 60.5% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 168 | Iraq | 60.4% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 169 | Naoero | 60.3% | 2025 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 170 | Gabon | 60.3% | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 171 | Namibia | 59.7% | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 59.6% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 173 | Pakistan | 59.5% | 2025 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 174 | Tajikistan | 59.4% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 175 | Sierra Leone | 59.1% | 2025 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 176 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 58.8% | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 177 | Comoros | 58.8% | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 178 | Rwanda | 58.5% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | 58.5% | 2025 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 180 | South Sudan | 58.3% | 2025 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 181 | Guinea-Bissau | 58.2% | 2025 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 182 | Senegal | 58.1% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 183 | Palestine, State of | 57.9% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 184 | Eritrea | 57.9% | 2025 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 185 | Ethiopia | 57.6% | 2025 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 186 | Madagascar | 57.4% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 187 | Liberia | 57.3% | 2025 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 188 | Côte d'Ivoire | 57.2% | 2025 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 189 | Vanuatu | 57.0% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 190 | Zambia | 57.0% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 191 | Congo | 56.9% | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 192 | Gambia | 56.9% | 2025 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 193 | Malawi | 56.7% | 2025 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 194 | Nigeria | 56.5% | 2025 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 195 | Yemen | 56.3% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 196 | Cameroon | 55.9% | 2025 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 197 | Burkina Faso | 55.9% | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 198 | Tonga | 55.7% | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 199 | Guinea | 55.5% | 2025 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 200 | Samoa | 55.5% | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 201 | Benin | 55.5% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 202 | Sudan | 55.4% | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 203 | Togo | 55.0% | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 204 | Afghanistan | 54.9% | 2025 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 205 | Zimbabwe | 54.5% | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 206 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 54.4% | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 207 | Uganda | 54.4% | 2025 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 208 | Mauritania | 53.3% | 2025 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 209 | Burundi | 53.2% | 2025 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 210 | Angola | 52.6% | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 211 | Mozambique | 52.5% | 2025 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 212 | Mali | 52.0% | 2025 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 213 | Chad | 51.6% | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 214 | Niger | 51.3% | 2025 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 215 | Monaco | 50.8% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 216 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 50.8% | 2025 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 217 | Somalia | 50.5% | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 218 | Central African Republic | 47.0% | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Late-demographic dividend 70.1%
- Chagai 66.6%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 70.0%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 70.0%
- East Asia & Pacific 69.5%
- Upper middle income 69.3%
- IBRD only 68.8%
- Caribbean Small States 68.5%
- South Asia 68.2%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 68.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean 68.0%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 68.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 67.9%
- Other small states 67.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 67.2%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 67.0%
- Middle income 67.0%
- Small states 67.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 66.8%
- Early-demographic dividend 66.5%
- High income 66.4%
- Europe & Central Asia 66.0%
- World 65.8%
- OECD members 65.8%
- IDA & IBRD total 65.8%
- North America 65.7%
- Low & middle income 65.7%
- Post-demographic dividend 65.3%
- European Union 65.2%
- Euro area 64.8%
- Lower middle income 64.6%
- Arab World 64.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 63.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 62.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 62.1%
- Pacific island small states 61.5%
- IDA blend 58.4%
- IDA total 58.2%
- IDA only 58.0%
- Least developed countries 57.2%
About this data
Male population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.