Population, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Population, male was 50.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 50.6%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 50.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2025.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Population, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.8% | — |
| 1961 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 50.6% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 50.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.7% | 50.6% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 50.7% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 50.7% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 7 Saudi Arabia 60.4% compare
- 8 Seychelles 55.1% compare
- 9 Palau 53.8% compare
- 10 Bhutan 53.4% compare
- 11 Brunei Darussalam 53.1% compare
- 12 Northern Mariana Islands 52.9% compare
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 52.7% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0329 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate -0.6786 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1729 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Population, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 50.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2025.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.