Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) by country
Male population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Countries reporting
215
Highest
87.8%
Qatar
Lowest
47.0%
Central African Republic
Median
65.3%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
17,424
What the numbers show
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 87.8% in Qatar; the lowest is 47.0% in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 65.3%, and the mean is 64.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 120 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 21.5%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong (down 10.7%).
Population ages 15-64, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 87.8% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 85.9% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 3 | Kuwait | 82.2% | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 4 | Bahrain | 81.5% | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 5 | Maldives | 79.5% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 6 | Oman | 78.1% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 77.3% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 8 | Singapore | 75.7% | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 9 | British Virgin Islands | 75.2% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 10 | Cayman Islands | 75.1% | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 11 | Seychelles | 74.2% | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 12 | Bhutan | 74.1% | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 13 | Jamaica | 73.7% | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 14 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 73.6% | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 15 | Saint Lucia | 73.6% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 16 | Brunei | 73.4% | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 17 | Mauritius | 72.7% | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 18 | Andorra | 72.5% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 19 | Palau | 72.3% | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 20 | Malaysia | 71.6% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 21 | South Korea | 71.6% | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 22 | Ukraine | 70.8% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 23 | Antigua and Barbuda | 70.8% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 24 | Curacao | 70.8% | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 25 | Bahamas | 70.7% | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 26 | China | 70.7% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 27 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.7% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 70.5% | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 70.1% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 30 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 70.0% | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 69.9% | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 32 | Dominica | 69.7% | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 33 | Brazil | 69.6% | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 34 | French Polynesia | 69.6% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 35 | Chile | 69.6% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 36 | Iran | 69.5% | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 37 | Cape Verde | 69.5% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 69.5% | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 69.5% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 40 | North Korea | 69.4% | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 69.4% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 42 | Grenada | 69.2% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 43 | Turkey | 69.2% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 44 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 69.1% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 45 | Macao | 69.1% | 2025 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 46 | Belarus | 69.0% | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 47 | Lithuania | 69.0% | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 48 | Cuba | 68.9% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 49 | Malta | 68.8% | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 50 | India | 68.8% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 51 | Indonesia | 68.7% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 52 | Myanmar | 68.7% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 53 | Belize | 68.4% | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 54 | Vietnam | 68.3% | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 55 | Northern Mariana Islands | 68.2% | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 56 | Libya | 68.2% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 57 | Russia | 68.1% | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 58 | South Africa | 67.9% | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 59 | Uruguay | 67.9% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 60 | Slovakia | 67.8% | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 61 | Ecuador | 67.8% | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 62 | Greenland | 67.7% | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 63 | Hungary | 67.7% | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 64 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 67.6% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 67.6% | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 66 | Spain | 67.5% | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 67 | Argentina | 67.5% | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 68 | Suriname | 67.4% | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 69 | Philippines | 67.4% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 70 | Armenia | 67.4% | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 71 | Poland | 67.3% | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 72 | Iceland | 67.3% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 73 | New Caledonia | 67.1% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 74 | Estonia | 67.1% | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 75 | Romania | 67.1% | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 76 | Peru | 67.0% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 77 | Mexico | 66.9% | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 78 | El Salvador | 66.9% | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 79 | Barbados | 66.8% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 80 | Fiji | 66.7% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 81 | Latvia | 66.7% | 2025 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 82 | Syria | 66.6% | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 83 | Morocco | 66.5% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 66.4% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 66.4% | 2025 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 86 | Tunisia | 66.4% | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 87 | Aruba | 66.3% | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 88 | Austria | 66.3% | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 89 | Bermuda | 66.3% | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 66.2% | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 91 | Panama | 66.1% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 92 | Djibouti | 66.1% | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 93 | Czechia | 66.1% | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 66.0% | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 66.0% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 96 | Ireland | 65.9% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 97 | Switzerland | 65.9% | 2025 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 98 | San Marino | 65.9% | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 99 | Norway | 65.9% | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 100 | Albania | 65.8% | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 101 | American Samoa | 65.8% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 102 | United States | 65.7% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 103 | Slovenia | 65.7% | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 104 | Canada | 65.7% | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 105 | Jordan | 65.6% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 106 | Venezuela | 65.4% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 107 | Laos | 65.3% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 108 | Moldova | 65.3% | 2025 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 109 | Montenegro | 65.3% | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 110 | Croatia | 65.3% | 2025 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 111 | Georgia | 65.2% | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 112 | Honduras | 65.2% | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 113 | Gibraltar | 65.1% | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 114 | Paraguay | 65.1% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 115 | Italy | 65.1% | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 116 | Netherlands | 65.0% | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 117 | Bolivia | 65.0% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 118 | New Zealand | 64.9% | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 119 | Puerto Rico | 64.8% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 120 | Liechtenstein | 64.8% | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 121 | Serbia | 64.7% | 2025 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 122 | Australia | 64.7% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 123 | Belgium | 64.6% | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 124 | Greece | 64.5% | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 125 | Haiti | 64.5% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 126 | Bangladesh | 64.4% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 127 | Denmark | 64.3% | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 128 | Germany | 64.2% | 2025 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 129 | Cambodia | 64.2% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 130 | United Kingdom | 64.1% | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 131 | Botswana | 64.1% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | 64.0% | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 133 | Portugal | 63.9% | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 134 | Guyana | 63.8% | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 135 | Guatemala | 63.8% | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 136 | Hong Kong | 63.7% | 2025 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 137 | Faroe Islands | 63.6% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 138 | Lebanon | 63.6% | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 139 | Algeria | 63.6% | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 140 | Egypt | 63.5% | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 141 | Sweden | 63.5% | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 142 | Nepal | 63.5% | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 143 | Finland | 63.5% | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 144 | Mongolia | 63.2% | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 145 | Isle of Man | 63.2% | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 146 | Papua New Guinea | 63.0% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 147 | Uzbekistan | 62.8% | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 148 | Eswatini | 62.7% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 149 | France | 62.7% | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 150 | Kazakhstan | 62.6% | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 151 | Micronesia (country) | 62.2% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 152 | Lesotho | 62.0% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 153 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.9% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 154 | East Timor | 61.8% | 2025 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 155 | Guam | 61.7% | 2025 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 156 | United States Virgin Islands | 61.6% | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 157 | Marshall Islands | 61.3% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 158 | Japan | 61.1% | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 61.1% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 160 | Tuvalu | 60.8% | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 161 | Ghana | 60.7% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 162 | Kenya | 60.6% | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 163 | Israel | 60.6% | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 164 | Kiribati | 60.5% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 165 | Iraq | 60.4% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 166 | Nauru | 60.3% | 2025 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 167 | Gabon | 60.3% | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 168 | Namibia | 59.7% | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | 59.6% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 170 | Pakistan | 59.5% | 2025 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 171 | Tajikistan | 59.4% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 172 | Sierra Leone | 59.1% | 2025 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 173 | Saint Martin (French part) | 58.8% | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 174 | Comoros | 58.8% | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 175 | Rwanda | 58.5% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 58.5% | 2025 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 177 | South Sudan | 58.3% | 2025 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 178 | Guinea-Bissau | 58.2% | 2025 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 179 | Senegal | 58.1% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 180 | Palestine | 57.9% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 181 | Eritrea | 57.9% | 2025 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 182 | Ethiopia | 57.6% | 2025 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 183 | Madagascar | 57.4% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 184 | Liberia | 57.3% | 2025 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 185 | Cote d'Ivoire | 57.2% | 2025 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 186 | Vanuatu | 57.0% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 187 | Zambia | 57.0% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 188 | Congo | 56.9% | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 189 | Gambia | 56.9% | 2025 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 190 | Malawi | 56.7% | 2025 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 191 | Nigeria | 56.5% | 2025 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 192 | Yemen | 56.3% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 193 | Cameroon | 55.9% | 2025 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 194 | Burkina Faso | 55.9% | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 195 | Tonga | 55.7% | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 196 | Guinea | 55.5% | 2025 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 197 | Samoa | 55.5% | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 198 | Benin | 55.5% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 199 | Sudan | 55.4% | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 200 | Togo | 55.0% | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 201 | Afghanistan | 54.9% | 2025 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 202 | Zimbabwe | 54.5% | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 203 | Tanzania | 54.4% | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 204 | Uganda | 54.4% | 2025 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 205 | Mauritania | 53.3% | 2025 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 206 | Burundi | 53.2% | 2025 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 207 | Angola | 52.6% | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 208 | Mozambique | 52.5% | 2025 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 209 | Mali | 52.0% | 2025 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 210 | Chad | 51.6% | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 211 | Niger | 51.3% | 2025 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 212 | Monaco | 50.8% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 213 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 50.8% | 2025 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 214 | Somalia | 50.5% | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 215 | Central African Republic | 47.0% | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Late-demographic dividend 70.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 70.0%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 70.0%
- Kosovo 69.5%
- East Asia & Pacific 69.5%
- Upper middle income 69.3%
- IBRD only 68.8%
- Caribbean small states 68.5%
- South Asia 68.2%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 68.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean 68.0%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 68.0%
About this data
Male population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.