Population ages 05-09, male in Least developed countries: UN classification

Least developed countries: UN classification: Population ages 05-09, male was 78.42 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
78.42 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
All-time high
78.42 million
in 2025
All-time low
16.59 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 05-09, male in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1960–2025

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Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.

Analysis

In 2025, population ages 05-09, male in Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 78.42 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, male in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 78.42 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.59 million, in 1960.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.10 million 16.59 million 21.85 million 10
1970s 25.56 million 22.50 million 28.87 million 10
1980s 33.32 million 29.62 million 37.46 million 10
1990s 42.83 million 38.37 million 47.44 million 10
2000s 53.64 million 48.44 million 59.02 million 10
2010s 65.29 million 60.20 million 70.47 million 10
2020s 75.06 million 71.79 million 78.42 million 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 05-09, male in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Population ages 05-09, male in Least developed countries: UN classification was 78.42 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
What is the highest population ages 05-09, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The highest recorded value was 78.42 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 05-09, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The lowest recorded value was 16.59 million in 1960.
Is population ages 05-09, male rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 05-09, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 05-09, male
Source
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population between the ages 5 to 9.