Which country has the highest Population, male (% of total population)?

In 2024, Qatar had the highest Population, male (% of total population) of any country with reported data from the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest Population, male (% of total population)?

In 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China had the lowest Population, male (% of total population) among countries with reported data.

How many countries report Population, male (% of total population)?

The World Bank tracks Population, male (% of total population) for 217 countries.

Health & Population

Population, male (% of total population)

Name: Population, male (% of total population) by Country
Creator: World Bank
License: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by

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

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

In 2024, Qatar led Population, male (% of total population) at 71.28.

The world median across 217 reporting countries was 49.64.

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: 49.64
Mean: 49.97
25th percentile: 48.84
75th percentile: 50.36
Range: 45.05 – 71.28

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 (% of total population)
1	Qatar Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	71.28
2	United Arab Emirates Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	63.90
3	Oman Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	62.21
4	Bahrain Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	62.04
5	Maldives South Asia	61.92
6	Kuwait Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	61.11
7	Saudi Arabia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	60.54
8	Seychelles Sub-Saharan Africa	55.16
9	Palau East Asia & Pacific	53.86
10	Bhutan South Asia	53.45

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Biggest Movers — Year over Year

Largest increases

Largest decreases

By Income Group — Average

Income group	Countries	Mean
High income	86	50.33
Upper middle income	54	49.65
Lower middle income	50	49.84
Low income	25	49.70
Not classified	2	49.75

By Region — Average

Region	Countries	Mean
East Asia & Pacific	37	50.09
Europe & Central Asia	58	48.93
Latin America & Caribbean	42	49.06
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	23	53.79
North America	3	49.61
South Asia	6	52.06
Sub-Saharan Africa	48	49.86

Lowest Values — 2024

#	Country	Population, male (% of total population)
1	Hong Kong SAR, China	45.05
2	Moldova	46.01
3	Macao SAR, China	46.05
4	Latvia	46.36
5	Russian Federation	46.41
6	Armenia	46.43
7	Ukraine	46.48
8	St. Martin (French part)	46.50
9	Belarus	46.60
10	Georgia	46.61

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