Male population — all countries

Male population — European Union

Male population in the European Union in 2025 — 220,730,263 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 28.2%.

2025 221M people +0.21% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 221M people2025
Period minimum 172M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Male population — European Union, 1960–2025160M180M200M220M240M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 172,117,941 people1962: 175,257,631 people1964: 178,606,435 people1966: 181,748,966 people1968: 184,503,490 people1970: 187,124,975 people1972: 189,636,026 people1974: 192,145,928 people1976: 194,188,117 people1978: 196,048,942 people1980: 197,983,397 people1982: 199,527,498 people1984: 200,471,274 people1986: 201,509,341 people1988: 202,893,716 people1990: 204,384,104 people1992: 205,699,894 people1994: 206,880,596 people1996: 207,609,165 people1998: 208,114,658 people2000: 208,707,965 people2002: 209,487,363 people2004: 211,147,257 people2006: 212,742,588 people2008: 214,357,977 people2010: 215,138,281 people2012: 215,317,090 people2014: 215,875,345 people2016: 217,078,926 people2018: 217,947,214 people2020: 218,497,253 people2022: 218,706,855 people2024: 220,261,322 people2025: 220,730,263 people
Change over the period: +48.61M (+28.24%) Average annual rate: 0.38 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union

European Union 221M people
World 4.13B people
Male population — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 221M +468,941 +0.21%
2024 220M +691,581 +0.31%
2023 220M +862,886 +0.39%
2022 219M +498,187 +0.23%
2021 218M −288,585 −0.13%
2020 218M +39,637 +0.02%
2019 218M +510,402 +0.23%
2018 218M +454,296 +0.21%
2017 217M +413,992 +0.19%
2016 217M +614,678 +0.28%
2015 216M +588,903 +0.27%
2014 216M +300,264 +0.14%
2013 216M +257,991 +0.12%
2012 215M +415,004 +0.19%
2011 215M −236,195 −0.11%
2010 215M +314,880 +0.15%
2009 215M +465,424 +0.22%
2008 214M +749,685 +0.35%
2007 214M +865,704 +0.41%
2006 213M +800,746 +0.38%
2005 212M +794,585 +0.38%
2004 211M +856,925 +0.41%
2003 210M +802,969 +0.38%
2002 209M +516,313 +0.25%
2001 209M +263,085 +0.13%
2000 209M +211,059 +0.1%
1999 208M +382,248 +0.18%
1998 208M +270,237 +0.13%
1997 208M +235,256 +0.11%
1996 208M +357,206 +0.17%
1995 207M +371,363 +0.18%
1994 207M +467,886 +0.23%
1993 206M +712,816 +0.35%
1992 206M +671,919 +0.33%
1991 205M +643,871 +0.32%
1990 204M +741,606 +0.36%
1989 204M +748,782 +0.37%
1988 203M +724,794 +0.36%
1987 202M +659,581 +0.33%
1986 202M +573,809 +0.29%
1985 201M +464,258 +0.23%
1984 200M +431,591 +0.22%
1983 200M +512,185 +0.26%
1982 200M +622,618 +0.31%
1981 199M +921,483 +0.47%
1980 198M +1.01M +0.51%
1979 197M +922,133 +0.47%
1978 196M +921,000 +0.47%
1977 195M +939,825 +0.48%
1976 194M +974,058 +0.5%
1975 193M +1.07M +0.56%
1974 192M +1.2M +0.63%
1973 191M +1.31M +0.69%
1972 190M +1.37M +0.73%
1971 188M +1.14M +0.61%
1970 187M +1.19M +0.64%
1969 186M +1.43M +0.77%
1968 185M +1.35M +0.74%
1967 183M +1.41M +0.77%
1966 182M +1.5M +0.83%
1965 180M +1.64M +0.92%
1964 179M +1.7M +0.96%
1963 177M +1.65M +0.94%
1962 175M +1.59M +0.91%
1961 174M +1.55M +0.9%
1960 172M

About the indicator

The male population of a country as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN and is compiled on the de facto definition of population, so it may diverge from national statistics that use the concept of resident population. Together with the female population it gives the sex structure, and that structure differs markedly: from a pronounced male surplus in the Gulf states with their labor migration to a female surplus where male mortality is high.

Important: The sum of the male and the female population matches total population — the UN reconciles them to a single total. For comparing countries the share is more useful than the absolute number: it says more about the structure of the population than size does.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.