Population, male in Euro area
Euro area: Population, male was 49.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
49.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
42nd
of 47 groups
All-time high
49.0%
in 2025
All-time low
48.0%
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male in Euro area, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 49.0% for population, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Euro area peaked at 49.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 1960.
Euro area ranks 42nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Population, male in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.0% | — |
| 1961 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 48.5% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 48.5% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 48.5% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.1% | 48.0% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.4% | 48.3% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.5% | 48.5% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 48.6% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 48.7% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 48.7% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 48.9% | 49.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0348 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0327 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Euro area?
- Population, male in Euro area was 49.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 1960.
- How does Euro area rank for population, male?
- Euro area ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area 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.