Population ages 15-64, male in World
World: Population ages 15-64, male was 2.72 billion in 2025. β² Rising
Population ages 15-64, male in World, 1960β2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
World recorded 2.72 billion for population ages 15-64, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, male in World peaked at 2.72 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 867.04 million, in 1960.
World ranks 1st of 46 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 938.55 million | 867.04 million | 1.03 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.16 billion | 1.05 billion | 1.28 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 billion | 1.31 billion | 1.60 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.77 billion | 1.63 billion | 1.92 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.11 billion | 1.95 billion | 2.27 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 billion | 2.30 billion | 2.56 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 billion | 2.58 billion | 2.72 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 India 518.99 million compare
- 2 China (Peopleβs Republic of) 506.48 million compare
- 3 United States 112.90 million compare
- 4 Indonesia 98.62 million compare
More health data for World
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, female 4.09 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 37.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 16.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 54.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 854.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, male in World?
- Population ages 15-64, male in World was 2.72 billion in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, male recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 867.04 million in 1960.
- How does World rank for population ages 15-64, male?
- World ranks 1st out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.