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List of countries male and female population

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date17 Jan 2024

Out of 236 countries/regions estimated by United Nations, females outnumber males in 152 countries/regions. In absolute terms, Russian Federation has 10.22 mn more females than males, followed by Brazil (4.03 mn), the United States of America (3.48 mn) and Japan (3.46 mn). There are 15 countries where the female population is more than the male population by over one mn.

On the other hand, males outnumber females in 84 countries/territories. India has 45.07 mn more males, followed by China, having 27.93 mn more males than females. In 10 countries, the male population exceeds the female population by over one mn.

The United Arab Emirates is the highest gainer in male ranking as its rank is up by 35 from 115th in female to 79th in male ranking. Qatar (-24), Oman (-14), Kuwait(-13), Saudi Arabia (-12), and Bahrain (-10) are other noticeable gainers.

The female rank of Armenia and Portugal are up by eight positions compare to the male rank, followed by Belarus (+7) and Ukraine (+7). Among the top ten populous countries, 1st ranker India is at 2nd position and 2nd ranker China is at 1st position in the female list. Mexico is in top ten in femle list replacing Ethiopia.

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UN (male and female population)
Country/Region Total Male Female Male-Female Continent
2024Rank2024Rank 2024Rank2024Rank
Burundi13,591,657786,751,373786,840,28578-88,9120Africa
Comoros867,605164436,043164431,5611644,4820Africa
Djibouti1,152,329161571,547161580,783160-9,236+1Africa
Eritrea3,817,6511311,885,1091321,932,542130-47,433+2Africa
Ethiopia129,719,7191065,137,6901064,582,02811555,662-1Africa
Kenya56,203,0302627,846,9712628,356,05826-509,0870Africa
Madagascar31,056,6105015,553,7454915,502,8655050,880-1Africa
Malawi21,475,9626210,452,5006211,023,46162-570,9610Africa
Mauritius1,301,978158641,058157660,919157-19,8610Africa
Mayotte345,996182164,362183181,635182-17,273+1Africa
Mozambique34,858,4024517,110,8704817,747,53343-636,663+5Africa
Réunion989,350162477,207162512,142162-34,9350Africa
Rwanda14,414,910767,062,489767,352,42275-289,933+1Africa
Seychelles108,26319856,78519651,4782005,307-4Africa
Somalia18,706,922689,379,604689,327,3176852,2870Africa
South Sudan11,277,092855,589,584865,687,50784-97,923+2Africa
Uganda49,924,2523024,744,5963025,179,65630-435,0600Africa
United Republic of Tanzania69,419,0732134,324,0682135,095,00521-770,9370Africa
Zambia21,134,6956310,426,3796310,708,31763-281,9380Africa
Zimbabwe17,020,321748,058,560748,961,76272-903,202+2Africa
Angola37,804,6344118,693,1534119,111,48140-418,328+1Africa
Cameroon29,394,4335314,664,1965214,730,23752-66,0410Africa
Central African Republic5,915,6271162,955,6611152,959,966115-4,3050Africa
Chad18,847,148679,459,828679,387,3206772,5080Africa
Congo6,244,5471133,118,6461133,125,901112-7,255+1Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo105,625,1141552,405,0621553,220,05315-814,9910Africa
Equatorial Guinea1,754,993152924,278152830,71615293,5620Africa
Gabon2,484,5571461,261,9631451,222,59414539,3690Africa
Sao Tome and Principe236,381188117,817188118,565188-7480Africa
Algeria46,278,7513423,556,0433222,722,70935833,334-3Africa
Egypt114,484,2521457,870,8931456,613,359141,257,5340Africa
Libya6,964,1971073,519,9461043,444,25110875,695-4Africa
Morocco38,211,4593919,218,0534018,993,40741224,646-1Africa
Sudan49,358,2283124,656,3323124,701,89631-45,5640Africa
Tunisia12,564,689806,194,186816,370,50379-176,317+2Africa
Western Sahara598,385173330,252170268,13217362,120-3Africa
Botswana2,719,6941431,344,1311421,375,563143-31,432-1Africa
Eswatini1,222,075160605,143160616,932159-11,789+1Africa
Lesotho2,356,0831471,161,6181471,194,465146-32,847+1Africa
Namibia2,645,8051451,276,3611431,369,444144-93,083-1Africa
South Africa61,020,2212429,772,8942431,247,32624-1,474,4320Africa
Benin14,080,072777,056,097777,023,9757732,1220Africa
Burkina Faso23,840,2476011,883,4545911,956,79259-73,3380Africa
Cabo Verde604,461172300,514173303,947172-3,433+1Africa
Côte d'Ivoire29,603,3025114,931,7285114,671,57453260,154-2Africa
Gambia2,841,8031381,414,5611391,427,243139-12,6820Africa
Ghana34,777,5224617,342,8424617,434,68046-91,8380Africa
Guinea14,528,770757,196,584757,332,18576-135,601-1Africa
Guinea-Bissau2,197,1491481,086,1271481,111,023147-24,896+1Africa
Liberia5,536,9491192,759,6921202,777,256119-17,564+1Africa
Mali24,015,7895812,122,1805811,893,61060228,570-2Africa
Mauritania4,993,9221262,450,1881282,543,734126-93,546+2Africa
Niger28,238,9725414,322,4075413,916,56554405,8420Africa
Nigeria229,152,2176115,858,1616113,294,05662,564,1050Africa
Saint Helena5,2532322,5142322,740232-2260Africa
Senegal18,221,567718,964,504719,257,06370-292,559+1Africa
Sierra Leone8,977,9721004,499,827994,478,14610021,681-1Africa
Togo9,260,864994,656,481974,604,3839852,098-1Africa
Kazakhstan19,828,165649,559,0586510,269,10664-710,048+1Asia
Kyrgyzstan6,839,6061093,357,5211093,482,086106-124,565+3Asia
Tajikistan10,331,513925,199,470915,132,0449467,426-3Asia
Turkmenistan6,598,0711113,268,4791103,329,591111-61,112-1Asia
Uzbekistan35,673,8044317,856,0364217,817,7674238,2690Asia
China1,425,178,7822726,554,2392698,624,544127,929,695+1Asia
China, Hong Kong SAR7,496,6811043,444,2731074,052,409102-608,136+5Asia
China, Macao SAR713,082168333,599168379,484166-45,885+2Asia
China, Taiwan Province of China23,950,2145911,834,8856012,115,32958-280,444+2Asia
Dem. People's Republic of Korea26,244,5825613,011,3975613,233,18456-221,7870Asia
Japan122,631,4321259,583,3291363,048,10312-3,464,774+1Asia
Mongolia3,493,6291331,730,3101341,763,319133-33,009+1Asia
Republic of Korea51,741,9632925,806,4582825,935,50429-129,046-1Asia
Afghanistan43,372,9503621,884,9603621,487,99036396,9700Asia
Bangladesh174,701,211886,474,589888,226,6228-1,752,0330Asia
Bhutan792,382166418,454165373,92816744,526-2Asia
India1,441,719,8521743,392,5611698,327,291245,065,270-1Asia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)89,809,7811745,299,2431744,510,53817788,7050Asia
Maldives517,887175295,675174222,21217573,463-1Asia
Nepal31,240,3154914,975,7605016,264,55548-1,288,795+2Asia
Pakistan245,209,8155123,588,9175121,620,89851,968,0190Asia
Sri Lanka21,949,2686110,561,7516111,387,51661-825,7650Asia
Brunei Darussalam455,858176235,481176220,37817615,1030Asia
Cambodia17,121,847738,470,438738,651,40974-180,971-1Asia
Indonesia279,798,0494140,835,2884138,962,76141,872,5270Asia
Lao People's Democratic Republic7,736,6811033,897,8421033,838,83910359,0030Asia
Malaysia34,671,8954817,694,9454416,976,95147717,994-3Asia
Myanmar54,964,6942727,337,0372727,627,65727-290,6200Asia
Philippines119,106,2241360,501,7131258,604,512131,897,201-1Asia
Singapore6,052,7091143,160,7621122,891,947117268,815-5Asia
Thailand71,885,7992034,836,8672037,048,93220-2,212,0650Asia
Timor-Leste1,379,883156703,676156676,20715627,4690Asia
Viet Nam99,497,6801649,180,6231650,317,05716-1,136,4340Asia
Armenia2,777,9791411,249,9261461,528,053138-278,127+8Asia
Azerbaijan10,462,904915,165,276935,297,62790-132,351+3Asia
Bahrain1,498,712155925,013151573,699161351,314-10Asia
Cyprus1,268,467159635,365158633,1021582,2630Asia
Georgia3,717,4251321,746,9361331,970,489129-223,553+4Asia
Iraq46,523,6573323,327,8403323,195,81734132,023-1Asia
Israel9,311,652984,649,151984,662,50197-13,350+1Asia
Jordan11,384,922845,889,578825,495,34486394,234-4Asia
Kuwait4,349,3801292,635,4821231,713,898136921,584-13Asia
Lebanon5,219,0441242,528,3271262,690,716122-162,389+4Asia
Oman4,713,5531272,853,3931171,860,160131993,233-14Asia
Qatar2,737,0611421,974,325130762,7361541,211,589-24Asia
Saudi Arabia37,473,9294221,506,5203715,967,409495,539,111-12Asia
State of Palestine5,494,9631212,743,5841212,751,380120-7,796+1Asia
Syrian Arab Republic24,348,0535712,181,4435712,166,6095714,8340Asia
Türkiye86,260,4171843,204,4711843,055,94518148,5260Asia
United Arab Emirates9,591,853966,619,150792,972,7041143,646,446-35Asia
Yemen35,219,8534417,778,2674317,441,58645336,681-2Asia
Belarus9,455,037974,349,6371025,105,39995-755,762+7Europe
Bulgaria6,618,6151103,209,7241113,408,892109-199,168+2Europe
Czechia10,503,734905,186,561925,317,17289-130,611+3Europe
Hungary9,994,993954,805,453965,189,54093-384,087+3Europe
Poland40,221,7263719,477,3933820,744,33337-1,266,940+1Europe
Republic of Moldova3,329,8651351,584,8131361,745,052134-160,239+2Europe
Romania19,618,996669,491,4486610,127,54865-636,100+1Europe
Russian Federation143,957,079966,869,903977,087,1759-10,217,2720Europe
Slovakia5,702,8321172,787,1531182,915,679116-128,526+2Europe
Ukraine37,937,8214017,358,9214520,578,90038-3,219,979+7Europe
Denmark5,939,6951152,955,5591162,984,137113-28,578+3Europe
Estonia1,319,041157627,570159691,471155-63,901+4Europe
Faroe Islands53,44421027,65321025,7912101,8620Europe
Finland5,549,8861182,743,5551222,806,331118-62,776+4Europe
Guernsey63,78820831,73220732,057208-325-1Europe
Iceland377,689180193,588179184,1011819,487-2Europe
Ireland5,089,4781252,523,1551272,566,323125-43,168+2Europe
Isle of Man84,90420342,03720342,867203-8300Europe
Jersey112,84319655,70419757,139196-1,435+1Europe
Latvia1,810,240151841,346153968,894150-127,548+3Europe
Lithuania2,692,7981441,265,8411441,426,957140-161,116+4Europe
Norway5,514,4771202,783,7361192,730,74012152,996-2Europe
Sweden10,673,669885,382,373905,291,2969191,077-1Europe
United Kingdom67,961,4392233,608,4372234,353,00322-744,5660Europe
Albania2,826,0201391,406,1411401,419,879142-13,738-2Europe
Andorra80,34120441,00920439,3322041,6770Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina3,194,3781371,572,2941371,622,084137-49,7900Europe
Croatia3,986,6271301,944,1281312,042,499128-98,371+3Europe
Gibraltar32,71822016,35422016,364222-10-2Europe
Greece10,302,720935,029,981945,272,73992-242,758+2Europe
Italy58,697,7442528,656,8972530,040,84625-1,383,9490Europe
Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)1,667,483153831,112154836,370151-5,258+3Europe
Malta536,740174279,981175256,75917423,222+1Europe
Montenegro626,102171304,820172321,282170-16,462+2Europe
North Macedonia2,082,7061501,037,7731501,044,933149-7,160+1Europe
Portugal10,223,349944,827,072955,396,27687-569,204+8Europe
San Marino33,61421916,37721917,236219-8590Europe
Serbia7,097,0281063,403,6711083,693,356104-289,685+4Europe
Slovenia2,118,9651491,066,0471491,052,91814813,129+1Europe
Spain47,473,3733223,271,8133424,201,56032-929,747+2Europe
Austria8,977,1391014,423,3471004,553,79299-130,445+1Europe
Belgium11,715,774825,794,479845,921,29682-126,817+2Europe
France64,881,8302331,323,7282333,558,10223-2,234,3740Europe
Germany83,252,4741941,103,5291942,148,94519-1,045,4160Europe
Liechtenstein39,82221719,77221720,050217-2780Europe
Luxembourg661,594169332,996169328,5981694,3980Europe
Monaco36,15721817,71321818,444218-7310Europe
Netherlands17,671,125728,789,377728,881,74873-92,371-1Europe
Switzerland8,851,4311024,400,0481014,451,383101-51,3350Europe
Anguilla15,9362267,7732268,163226-3900North America
Antigua and Barbuda94,81620245,31320249,503202-4,1900North America
Aruba106,17719949,96720056,211197-6,244+3North America
Bahamas415,223178197,887178217,335178-19,4480North America
Barbados282,309187135,463187146,846187-11,3830North America
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba27,27222313,90522313,3672235380North America
British Virgin Islands31,76322215,32822216,435221-1,107+1North America
Cayman Islands69,88520635,20120634,6842065170North America
Cuba11,174,587865,539,692875,634,89585-95,203+2North America
Curaçao192,96519092,644190100,322190-7,6780North America
Dominica73,36820536,41920536,949205-5300North America
Dominican Republic11,434,005835,730,962855,703,0438327,919+2North America
Grenada126,88719463,33719463,550194-2130North America
Guadeloupe396,346179179,011180217,335177-38,324+3North America
Haiti11,867,030815,873,886835,993,14581-119,259+2North America
Jamaica2,824,7381401,400,0991411,424,639141-24,5400North America
Martinique366,416181168,617182197,800180-29,183+2North America
Montserrat4,3722332,2982332,0742332240North America
Puerto Rico3,268,8021361,538,2371381,730,565135-192,328+3North America
Saint Barthélemy11,0192305,7772295,242230535-1North America
Saint Kitts and Nevis47,84721223,04921424,797211-1,748+3North America
Saint Lucia180,80519189,25119191,555191-2,3040North America
Saint Martin (French part)32,33722115,36122116,977220-1,616+1North America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines103,68320052,63219951,0512011,581-2North America
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)44,30921423,65121220,6582162,993-4North America
Trinidad and Tobago1,538,200154757,410155780,790153-23,380+2North America
Turks and Caicos Islands46,43121323,33721323,0952132420North America
United States Virgin Islands98,05520145,42720152,629199-7,202+2North America
Belize416,656177209,348177207,3081792,040-2North America
Costa Rica5,246,7141232,621,6261242,625,088124-3,4620North America
El Salvador6,396,2891123,044,7241143,351,565110-306,841+4North America
Guatemala18,358,430709,083,882709,274,54869-190,666+1North America
Honduras10,759,406875,429,788885,329,61888100,1700North America
Mexico129,388,4671163,078,1871166,310,28010-3,232,093+1North America
Nicaragua7,142,5291053,519,3091053,623,220105-103,9110North America
Panama4,527,9611282,263,0431292,264,919127-1,876+2North America
Argentina46,057,8663522,806,6093523,251,25733-444,648+2South America
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)12,567,336796,294,191806,273,1458021,0460South America
Brazil217,637,2977106,805,0377110,832,2617-4,027,2240South America
Chile19,658,839659,756,218649,902,62166-146,403-2South America
Colombia52,340,7742825,788,8072926,551,96628-763,159+1South America
Ecuador18,377,367699,171,090699,206,27671-35,186-2South America
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)3,8032341,9062341,89823480South America
French Guiana319,796184158,872184160,924184-2,0520South America
Guyana819,594165402,026166417,568165-15,542+1South America
Paraguay6,947,2701083,483,5501063,463,72010719,830-1South America
Peru34,683,4444717,166,9674717,516,47744-349,510+3South America
Suriname628,785170312,375171316,410171-4,0350South America
Uruguay3,423,3161341,659,7721351,763,544132-103,772+3South America
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)29,395,3345214,523,2515314,872,08351-348,832+2South America
Bermuda63,93520730,79120833,144207-2,353+1North America
Canada39,107,0463819,438,7823919,668,26539-229,4830North America
Greenland56,78920929,69220927,0982092,5940North America
Saint Pierre and Miquelon5,8152312,8922312,924231-320North America
United States of America341,814,4203169,169,2693172,645,1523-3,475,8830North America
Australia26,699,4825513,260,6425513,438,84055-178,1980Oceania
New Zealand5,269,9391222,613,0501252,656,889123-43,839+2Oceania
Fiji943,072163472,872163470,2001632,6720Oceania
New Caledonia295,966186147,052186148,915186-1,8630Oceania
Papua New Guinea10,515,788895,413,551895,102,23896311,313-7Oceania
Solomon Islands756,673167385,893167370,78116815,112-1Oceania
Vanuatu342,325183172,124181170,2011831,923-2Oceania
Guam174,11419287,53119286,5841929470Oceania
Kiribati135,76319366,32819369,436193-3,1080Oceania
Marshall Islands42,41521621,62221520,7932158290Oceania
Micronesia (Fed. States of)116,30019558,40319557,8981955050Oceania
Nauru12,8842276,5392276,3462271930Oceania
Northern Mariana Islands50,02521126,84921123,1772123,672-1Oceania
Palau18,0512249,3382248,713225625-1Oceania
American Samoa43,54421521,49021622,055214-565+2Oceania
Cook Islands17,0722258,1122258,960224-848+1Oceania
French Polynesia311,383185157,244185154,1391853,1050Oceania
Niue1,9352359112361,024235-113+1Oceania
Samoa228,966189116,730189112,2371894,4930Oceania
Tokelau1,9152369592359562363-1Oceania
Tonga108,68319753,78219854,901198-1,1190Oceania
Tuvalu11,4782285,8722285,606229266-1Oceania
Wallis and Futuna Islands11,4392295,4462305,994228-548+2Oceania
World 8,118,835,999 4,079,164,815 4,039,671,184 39,493,631