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Share of men in the population
What this indicator measures
Share of men in the country's total population, as a percentage. Calculated value: 100 minus the share of women from the same World Bank series (United Nations).
How to read this?
A value of 49% means 49 out of 100 people are men.
Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest
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213countries with data
71.1 %maximum · Qatar
49.6 %median
45 %minimum · Hong Kong SAR China
2025data year(s)
In brief
The "Share of men in the population" ranking covers 213 countries and territories. Lowest value: Hong Kong SAR China (45 %). Highest value: Qatar (71.1 %). Median: 49.6 % (data: 2025). The top 10% of countries exceed 51.2 %, while the bottom 10% stay below 47.6 %. By continent, the median is highest in Oceania (50.5 %) and lowest in Europe (49.1 %).
Median by continent
- Oceania 50.5 % (19)
- Asia 50 % (48)
- Africa 49.8 % (51)
- South America 49.7 % (12)
- North America 49.4 % (34)
- Europe 49.1 % (46)
Why this indicator matters
The share of men complements that of women to describe the sex structure of a country's population.
What makes this indicator vary
It depends on births of boys, the gap in life expectancy between the sexes, labor migration and conflicts.
Reading precautions
Calculated value: 100 minus the share of women from the same series (UN via World Bank). It inherits the same limits: estimates, revisions after censuses.
Full ranking
ranked from highest to lowest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 71.1 % | 2025 |
| 2e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 63.8 % | 2025 |
| 3e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 62.4 % | 2025 |
| 4e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 62 % | 2025 |
| 5e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 61.7 % | 2025 |
| 6e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 61.1 % | 2025 |
| 7e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 60.4 % | 2025 |
| 8e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 55.1 % | 2025 |
| 9e | 🇵🇼 Palau | 53.8 % | 2025 |
| 10e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 53.4 % | 2025 |
| 11e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 53.1 % | 2025 |
| 12e | 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | 52.9 % | 2025 |
| 13e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 52.7 % | 2025 |
| 14e | 🇬🇱 Greenland | 52.5 % | 2025 |
| 15e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 52.3 % | 2025 |
| 16e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 51.9 % | 2025 |
| 17e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 51.7 % | 2025 |
| 18e | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | 51.6 % | 2025 |
| 19e | 🇮🇳 India | 51.6 % | 2025 |
| 20e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 51.5 % | 2025 |
| 21e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 51.4 % | 2025 |
| 22e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 51.2 % | 2025 |
| 23e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 51.2 % | 2025 |
| 24e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 51.2 % | 2025 |
| 25e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 51.1 % | 2025 |
| 26e | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 51.1 % | 2025 |
| 27e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 51 % | 2025 |
| 28e | 🇨🇳 China | 50.9 % | 2025 |
| 29e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 50.9 % | 2025 |
| 30e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 50.9 % | 2025 |
| 31e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 50.9 % | 2025 |
| 32e | 🇱🇾 Libya | 50.8 % | 2025 |
| 33e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 50.8 % | 2025 |
| 34e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 50.8 % | 2025 |
| 35e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 50.8 % | 2025 |
| 36e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 50.8 % | 2025 |
| 37e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 50.7 % | 2025 |
| 38e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 50.7 % | 2025 |
| 39e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 50.7 % | 2025 |
| 40e | 🇬🇺 Guam | 50.6 % | 2025 |
| 41e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 50.6 % | 2025 |
| 42e | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 50.5 % | 2025 |
| 43e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 50.5 % | 2025 |
| 44e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 50.5 % | 2025 |
| 45e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 50.5 % | 2025 |
| 46e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 50.5 % | 2025 |
| 47e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 48e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 49e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 50e | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 51e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 52e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 53e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 54e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 55e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 56e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 50.4 % | 2025 |
| 57e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 50.3 % | 2025 |
| 58e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 50.3 % | 2025 |
| 59e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 50.3 % | 2025 |
| 60e | 🇺🇸 United States | 50.2 % | 2025 |
| 61e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 50.2 % | 2025 |
| 62e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 50.2 % | 2025 |
| 63e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 50.2 % | 2025 |
| 64e | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 50.2 % | 2025 |
| 65e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 50.2 % | 2025 |
| 66e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 50.2 % | 2025 |
| 67e | 🇹🇩 Chad | 50.2 % | 2025 |
| 68e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 50.1 % | 2025 |
| 69e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 50.1 % | 2025 |
| 70e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 50.1 % | 2025 |
| 71e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 50.1 % | 2025 |
| 72e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 50.1 % | 2025 |
| 73e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 50.1 % | 2025 |
| 74e | 🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands | 50 % | 2025 |
| 75e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 50 % | 2025 |
| 76e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 50 % | 2025 |
| 77e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 49.9 % | 2025 |
| 78e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 49.9 % | 2025 |
| 79e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 49.9 % | 2025 |
| 80e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 49.9 % | 2025 |
| 81e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 49.9 % | 2025 |
| 82e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 49.9 % | 2025 |
| 83e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 49.9 % | 2025 |
| 84e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 49.9 % | 2025 |
| 85e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 49.9 % | 2025 |
| 86e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 49.8 % | 2025 |
| 87e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 49.8 % | 2025 |
| 88e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 49.8 % | 2025 |
| 89e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 49.8 % | 2025 |
| 90e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 49.8 % | 2025 |
| 91e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 49.8 % | 2025 |
| 92e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 49.8 % | 2025 |
| 93e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 49.8 % | 2025 |
| 94e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 49.7 % | 2025 |
| 95e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 49.7 % | 2025 |
| 96e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 49.7 % | 2025 |
| 97e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 49.7 % | 2025 |
| 98e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 49.7 % | 2025 |
| 99e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 49.7 % | 2025 |
| 100e | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 49.7 % | 2025 |
| 101e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 49.7 % | 2025 |
| 102e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 49.7 % | 2025 |
| 103e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 49.7 % | 2025 |
| 104e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 49.7 % | 2025 |
| 105e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 49.7 % | 2025 |
| 106e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 49.7 % | 2025 |
| 107e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 108e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 109e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 110e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 111e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 112e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 113e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 114e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 115e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 49.6 % | 2025 |
| 116e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 49.5 % | 2025 |
| 117e | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 49.5 % | 2025 |
| 118e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 49.5 % | 2025 |
| 119e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 49.5 % | 2025 |
| 120e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 49.5 % | 2025 |
| 121e | 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 49.5 % | 2025 |
| 122e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 49.5 % | 2025 |
| 123e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 49.4 % | 2025 |
| 124e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 49.4 % | 2025 |
| 125e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 49.4 % | 2025 |
| 126e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 49.4 % | 2025 |
| 127e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 49.4 % | 2025 |
| 128e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 49.4 % | 2025 |
| 129e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 49.4 % | 2025 |
| 130e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 49.4 % | 2025 |
| 131e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 49.4 % | 2025 |
| 132e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 49.4 % | 2025 |
| 133e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 49.4 % | 2025 |
| 134e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 49.3 % | 2025 |
| 135e | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 49.3 % | 2025 |
| 136e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 49.3 % | 2025 |
| 137e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 49.3 % | 2025 |
| 138e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 49.3 % | 2025 |
| 139e | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 49.3 % | 2025 |
| 140e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 49.3 % | 2025 |
| 141e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 49.3 % | 2025 |
| 142e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 49.2 % | 2025 |
| 143e | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 49.2 % | 2025 |
| 144e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 49.2 % | 2025 |
| 145e | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 49.2 % | 2025 |
| 146e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 49.2 % | 2025 |
| 147e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 49.2 % | 2025 |
| 148e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 49.1 % | 2025 |
| 149e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 49.1 % | 2025 |
| 150e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 49.1 % | 2025 |
| 151e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 49.1 % | 2025 |
| 152e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 49 % | 2025 |
| 153e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 49 % | 2025 |
| 154e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 49 % | 2025 |
| 155e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 48.9 % | 2025 |
| 156e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 48.9 % | 2025 |
| 157e | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 48.9 % | 2025 |
| 158e | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | 48.9 % | 2025 |
| 159e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 48.8 % | 2025 |
| 160e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 48.8 % | 2025 |
| 161e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 48.8 % | 2025 |
| 162e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 48.8 % | 2025 |
| 163e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 48.8 % | 2025 |
| 164e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 48.8 % | 2025 |
| 165e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 48.7 % | 2025 |
| 166e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 48.7 % | 2025 |
| 167e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 48.7 % | 2025 |
| 168e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 48.7 % | 2025 |
| 169e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 48.7 % | 2025 |
| 170e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 48.6 % | 2025 |
| 171e | 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten | 48.6 % | 2025 |
| 172e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 48.6 % | 2025 |
| 173e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 48.6 % | 2025 |
| 174e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 48.5 % | 2025 |
| 175e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 48.5 % | 2025 |
| 176e | 🇫🇷 France | 48.5 % | 2025 |
| 177e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 48.5 % | 2025 |
| 178e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 48.4 % | 2025 |
| 179e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 48.4 % | 2025 |
| 180e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 48.4 % | 2025 |
| 181e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 48.4 % | 2025 |
| 182e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 48.3 % | 2025 |
| 183e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 48.1 % | 2025 |
| 184e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 48.1 % | 2025 |
| 185e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 48.1 % | 2025 |
| 186e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 47.9 % | 2025 |
| 187e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 47.8 % | 2025 |
| 188e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 47.7 % | 2025 |
| 189e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 47.7 % | 2025 |
| 190e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 47.7 % | 2025 |
| 191e | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | 47.6 % | 2025 |
| 192e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 47.6 % | 2025 |
| 193e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 47.6 % | 2025 |
| 194e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 47.6 % | 2025 |
| 195e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 47.6 % | 2025 |
| 196e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 47.5 % | 2025 |
| 197e | 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands | 47.4 % | 2025 |
| 198e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 47.4 % | 2025 |
| 199e | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | 47.3 % | 2025 |
| 200e | 🇦🇼 Aruba | 47.2 % | 2025 |
| 201e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 47.2 % | 2025 |
| 202e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 47.2 % | 2025 |
| 203e | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 47 % | 2025 |
| 204e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 46.6 % | 2025 |
| 205e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 46.6 % | 2025 |
| 206e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 46.5 % | 2025 |
| 207e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 46.4 % | 2025 |
| 208e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 46.4 % | 2025 |
| 209e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 46.4 % | 2025 |
| 210e | 🇲🇫 St. Martin | 46.3 % | 2025 |
| 211e | 🇲🇴 Macao SAR China | 46 % | 2025 |
| 212e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 46 % | 2025 |
| 213e | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | 45 % | 2025 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Share of men in the population"?
The highest value is in Qatar, at 71.1 % (2025).
Which country has the lowest value for "Share of men in the population"?
The lowest value is in Hong Kong SAR China, at 45 % (2025).
What is the world median value of "Share of men in the population"?
The world median is 49.6 %, calculated across 213 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Share of men in the population" for France?
France scores 48.5 % (2025), ranking 176 out of 213 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).
Where does the "Share of men in the population" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après Nations unies – World Population Prospects. Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
How is this value obtained?
It is calculated: the share of women published in the source is subtracted from 100.
Why do some countries have many men?
Male labor migration or an imbalance at birth can explain a surplus of men.
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après Nations unies – World Population Prospects. Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
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