Population, male in India
India: Population, male was 51.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, male in India, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male in India is 51.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in India peaked at 51.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 51.6%, in 2025.
That places India 19th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Population, male in India, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.6% | — |
| 1961 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.7% | 51.6% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 51.6% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 51.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More health data for India
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0066 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 7.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in India?
- Population, male in India was 51.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.6% in 2025.
- How does India rank for population, male?
- India ranks 19th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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.