Which country has the highest Population, male?

In 2024, India had the highest Population, male of any country with reported data from the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest Population, male?

In 2024, Tuvalu had the lowest Population, male among countries with reported data.

How many countries report Population, male?

The World Bank tracks Population, male for 217 countries.

Health & Population

Population, male

Name: Population, male by Country
Creator: World Bank
License: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

World Bank code: SP.POP.TOTL.MA.IN • Data available for 217 countries • Latest year: 2024

In 2024, India led Population, male at 748.32M.

The world median across 217 reporting countries was 3.29M.

What this measures: Total population counts the number of people in a country based on census data and estimates. Population is a fundamental variable that affects almost every per capita calculation. Countries with fast-growing populations may see GDP rise while GDP per capita stays flat.

How "Health & Population" indicators are measured

Health and population indicators come from national vital-registration systems, demographic and health surveys, and modeling by the UN Population Division and WHO. Mortality and morbidity estimates are often modeled rather than directly observed in lower-capacity statistical systems, which means some figures are interpolations between survey years. Life expectancy is a "period" measure based on current age-specific mortality, not a forecast of how long someone born today will actually live.

Distribution — 2024

Reporting: 217 countries
Median: 3.29M
Mean: 18.81M
25th percentile: 423,047.00
75th percentile: 13.49M
Range: 4,936.00 – 748.32M

World at a Glance — 2024

Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).

Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.

Highest Values — 2024

#	Country	Population, male
1	India South Asia	748.323M
2	China East Asia & Pacific	717.753M
3	United States North America	170.881M
4	Indonesia East Asia & Pacific	142.408M
5	Pakistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	127.433M
6	Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa	117.674M
7	Brazil Latin America & Caribbean	104.295M
8	Bangladesh South Asia	85.344M
9	Russian Federation Europe & Central Asia	66.608M
10	Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa	66.167M

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Biggest Movers — Year over Year

Largest increases

Qatar +7.2%
Chad +5.1%
Oman +4.8%
Syrian Arab Republic +4.6%
United Arab Emirates +4.6%

Largest decreases

By Income Group — Average

Income group	Countries	Mean
High income	86	8.05M
Upper middle income	54	26.22M
Lower middle income	50	31.65M
Low income	25	12.44M
Not classified	2	40.10M

By Region — Average

Region	Countries	Mean
East Asia & Pacific	37	32.24M
Europe & Central Asia	58	7.77M
Latin America & Caribbean	42	7.76M
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	23	18.18M
North America	3	63.81M
South Asia	6	143.20M
Sub-Saharan Africa	48	13.41M

Lowest Values — 2024

#	Country	Population, male
1	Tuvalu	4,936.00
2	Nauru	6,083.00
3	Palau	9,530.00
4	St. Martin (French part)	12,150.00
5	San Marino	16,707.00
6	British Virgin Islands	18,692.00
7	Monaco	18,900.00
8	Marshall Islands	19,237.00
9	Gibraltar	19,575.00
10	Liechtenstein	20,097.00

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.TOTL.MA.IN), CC BY 4.0. Rankings show countries with available data for 2024.