Population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Population, male was 1.08 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 1.08 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1.08 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 454.34 million, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 493.62 million | 454.34 million | 550.22 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 624.52 million | 565.23 million | 675.56 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 739.58 million | 685.91 million | 797.14 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 863.35 million | 810.36 million | 913.12 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 959.12 million | 922.42 million | 994.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 billion | 1.00 billion | 1.07 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 billion | 1.08 billion | 1.08 billion | 6 |
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14, male 18.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 722.95 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 120.62 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 271.80 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 12.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 390.82 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 17.5% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 18.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 186.00 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.08 billion in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 454.34 million in 1961.
- Is population, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.