Male population — all countries

Male population — High-income countries

Male population in high-income countries in 2025 — 689,863,627 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 61.3%.

2025 690M people +0.46% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 690M people2025
Period minimum 428M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Male population — High-income countries, 1960–2025400M500M600M700M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 427,741,376 people1962: 438,699,230 people1964: 449,664,766 people1966: 459,575,000 people1968: 468,477,872 people1970: 477,331,452 people1972: 487,571,831 people1974: 496,834,517 people1976: 505,293,906 people1978: 513,615,291 people1980: 522,276,284 people1982: 530,502,107 people1984: 537,951,814 people1986: 545,567,725 people1988: 553,626,026 people1990: 561,672,325 people1992: 570,490,775 people1994: 578,406,456 people1996: 585,597,256 people1998: 592,457,902 people2000: 599,055,949 people2002: 605,872,729 people2004: 612,961,072 people2006: 620,748,530 people2008: 630,470,204 people2010: 637,629,129 people2012: 645,585,639 people2014: 654,267,265 people2016: 664,046,695 people2018: 669,534,297 people2020: 673,934,622 people2022: 676,474,060 people2024: 686,719,014 people2025: 689,863,627 people
Change over the period: +262M (+61.28%) Average annual rate: 0.74 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 690M people
World 4.13B people
Male population — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 690M +3.14M +0.46%
2024 687M +5.08M +0.75%
2023 682M +5.16M +0.76%
2022 676M +3.57M +0.53%
2021 673M −1.03M −0.15%
2020 674M +1.9M +0.28%
2019 672M +2.5M +0.37%
2018 670M +2.23M +0.33%
2017 667M +3.26M +0.49%
2016 664M +4.8M +0.73%
2015 659M +4.97M +0.76%
2014 654M +4.17M +0.64%
2013 650M +4.51M +0.7%
2012 646M +4.54M +0.71%
2011 641M +3.42M +0.54%
2010 638M +2.95M +0.46%
2009 635M +4.21M +0.67%
2008 630M +4.92M +0.79%
2007 626M +4.8M +0.77%
2006 621M +4.17M +0.68%
2005 617M +3.61M +0.59%
2004 613M +3.63M +0.6%
2003 609M +3.46M +0.57%
2002 606M +3.42M +0.57%
2001 602M +3.4M +0.57%
2000 599M +3.27M +0.55%
1999 596M +3.33M +0.56%
1998 592M +3.41M +0.58%
1997 589M +3.45M +0.59%
1996 586M +3.6M +0.62%
1995 582M +3.59M +0.62%
1994 578M +3.76M +0.65%
1993 575M +4.16M +0.73%
1992 570M +4.5M +0.79%
1991 566M +4.32M +0.77%
1990 562M +3.9M +0.7%
1989 558M +4.14M +0.75%
1988 554M +3.98M +0.72%
1987 550M +4.07M +0.75%
1986 546M +3.89M +0.72%
1985 542M +3.73M +0.69%
1984 538M +3.69M +0.69%
1983 534M +3.76M +0.71%
1982 531M +3.95M +0.75%
1981 527M +4.28M +0.82%
1980 522M +4.29M +0.83%
1979 518M +4.37M +0.85%
1978 514M +4.2M +0.82%
1977 509M +4.12M +0.82%
1976 505M +4.12M +0.82%
1975 501M +4.34M +0.87%
1974 497M +4.55M +0.93%
1973 492M +4.71M +0.97%
1972 488M +4.9M +1.02%
1971 483M +5.34M +1.12%
1970 477M +4.37M +0.92%
1969 473M +4.48M +0.96%
1968 468M +4.38M +0.94%
1967 464M +4.52M +0.98%
1966 460M +4.62M +1.02%
1965 455M +5.29M +1.18%
1964 450M +5.48M +1.23%
1963 444M +5.48M +1.25%
1962 439M +5.53M +1.28%
1961 433M +5.43M +1.27%
1960 428M

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.