Population, male in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Population, male was 1.38 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Pacific island small states, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male in Pacific island small states is 1.38 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Pacific island small states peaked at 1.38 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 471,995, in 1960.
Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 471,995 | — |
| 1961 | 485,152 | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 498,823 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 512,976 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 527,372 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 542,055 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 556,429 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 569,539 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 582,333 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 595,605 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 608,419 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 620,478 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 632,188 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 643,741 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 655,882 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 668,872 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 682,643 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 697,100 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 712,060 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 729,578 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 747,362 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 763,655 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 780,488 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 797,676 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 815,303 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 833,453 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 851,218 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 867,061 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 881,345 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 895,046 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 908,284 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 921,225 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 934,212 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 947,113 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 959,523 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 971,338 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 983,557 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 997,686 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.01 million | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.03 million | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.04 million | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.05 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.07 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.08 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.09 million | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.12 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.13 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.14 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.15 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.16 million | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.17 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.19 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.22 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.23 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.25 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.26 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.28 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.29 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.32 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.33 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.35 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.37 million | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.38 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 534,228 | 471,995 | 595,605 | 10 |
| 1970s | 665,096 | 608,419 | 729,578 | 10 |
| 1980s | 823,261 | 747,362 | 895,046 | 10 |
| 1990s | 966,320 | 908,284 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.10 million | 1.04 million | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 million | 1.16 million | 1.29 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million | 1.30 million | 1.38 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 0-14, total 909,646 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 1.70 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 61.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 849,540 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 850,796 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 32.2% (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5016 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 442,167 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 80,360 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Pacific island small states?
- Population, male in Pacific island small states was 1.38 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 471,995 in 1960.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for population, male?
- Pacific island small states ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.