Population, male in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Population, male was 602.83 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
In 2025, population, male in Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 602.83 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 602.83 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 122.75 million, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 137.59 million | 122.75 million | 153.92 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 176.40 million | 157.88 million | 196.54 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 225.98 million | 201.15 million | 253.01 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 292.71 million | 259.35 million | 327.84 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 374.57 million | 335.76 million | 415.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 472.90 million | 424.64 million | 524.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 569.78 million | 537.57 million | 602.83 million | 6 |
More health data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 15-64, total 700.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 21.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 355.72 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 25.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 57.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 345.12 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Population, male in Least developed countries: UN classification was 602.83 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 602.83 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.75 million in 1960.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 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.