Population, male in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Population, male was 3.42 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.42 billion
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
3rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
3.42 billion
in 2025
All-time low
1.07 billion
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male in Low & middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male in Low & middle income is 3.42 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Low & middle income peaked at 3.42 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.07 billion, in 1960.
Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.07 billion | — |
| 1961 | 1.08 billion | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 1.11 billion | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 1.13 billion | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.16 billion | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 1.19 billion | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 1.22 billion | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 1.25 billion | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 1.28 billion | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 1.32 billion | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 1.35 billion | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 1.38 billion | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 1.42 billion | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 1.45 billion | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.48 billion | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.52 billion | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.55 billion | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.58 billion | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.62 billion | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.65 billion | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.69 billion | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 1.72 billion | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.76 billion | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.80 billion | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.84 billion | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.87 billion | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.91 billion | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.96 billion | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 2.00 billion | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 2.04 billion | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 2.08 billion | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 2.12 billion | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 2.16 billion | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.20 billion | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 2.24 billion | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.28 billion | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.32 billion | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 2.36 billion | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.40 billion | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.44 billion | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.48 billion | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.52 billion | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.56 billion | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.60 billion | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.63 billion | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.67 billion | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.71 billion | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.75 billion | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.79 billion | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.83 billion | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.87 billion | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.91 billion | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.95 billion | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.99 billion | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.03 billion | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.07 billion | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.11 billion | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.15 billion | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.19 billion | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.23 billion | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.26 billion | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3.29 billion | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 3.32 billion | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 3.36 billion | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 3.39 billion | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 3.42 billion | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 billion | 1.07 billion | 1.32 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.50 billion | 1.35 billion | 1.65 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.86 billion | 1.69 billion | 2.04 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.26 billion | 2.08 billion | 2.44 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 billion | 2.48 billion | 2.83 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.05 billion | 2.87 billion | 3.23 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.34 billion | 3.26 billion | 3.42 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3221 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2628 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3111 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.9894 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.19 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Low & middle income?
- Population, male in Low & middle income was 3.42 billion in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 billion in 1960.
- How does Low & middle income rank for population, male?
- Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.