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List of countries male and female population

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date06 Aug 2024

Out of 237 countries/regions estimated by United Nations, females outnumber males in 159 countries/regions. In absolute terms, Russian Federation has 10.41 million more females than males, followed by Mexico (3.94 mn), Brazil (3.41 mn), and Japan (3.01 mn). There are 16 countries where the female population is more than the male population by over one million.

On the other hand, males outnumber females in 78 countries/territories. India has 45.71 million more males, followed by China, having 26.73 million more males than females. In 14 countries, the male population exceeds the female population by over one million.

The United Arab Emirates is the highest gainer in male ranking as its rank is up by 26 from 103rd in female to 77th in male ranking. Qatar (-22), Oman (-20), Kuwait(-17), Saudi Arabia (-17), Maldives (-9) and Bahrain (-9) are other noticeable gainers.

The female rank of Ukraine is up by seven positions compare to the male rank, followed by Portugal (+7) and Hong Kong (+7). Among the top ten populous countries, 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
Burundi14,047,786786,978,594787,069,19278-90,5980Africa
Comoros866,628164435,815163430,8131645,002-1Africa
Djibouti1,168,722161579,313161589,409161-10,0960Africa
Eritrea3,535,6031321,745,3531331,790,249132-44,896+1Africa
Ethiopia132,059,7671066,167,2911065,892,47711274,814-1Africa
Kenya56,432,9442628,056,0722628,376,87326-320,8010Africa
Madagascar31,964,9564916,032,5295015,932,42748100,102+2Africa
Malawi21,655,2866210,567,0446211,088,24262-521,1980Africa
Mauritius1,271,169159634,514159636,655158-2,141+1Africa
Mayotte326,505183156,062182170,444182-14,3820Africa
Mozambique34,631,7664516,802,0824817,829,68444-1,027,602+4Africa
Réunion878,591163417,358166461,233163-43,875+3Africa
Rwanda14,256,567776,954,758797,301,80976-347,051+3Africa
Seychelles130,41819471,94419358,47419413,470-1Africa
Somalia19,009,151689,522,790679,486,3616836,429-1Africa
South Sudan11,943,408815,874,364836,069,04481-194,680+2Africa
Uganda50,015,0923124,805,1263125,209,96631-404,8400Africa
United Republic of Tanzania68,560,1572233,983,2472234,576,91022-593,6630Africa
Zambia21,314,9566310,550,2406310,764,71563-214,4750Africa
Zimbabwe16,634,373747,929,088748,705,28474-776,1960Africa
Angola37,885,8494118,747,4664119,138,38341-390,9170Africa
Cameroon29,123,7445214,514,3415114,609,40351-95,0620Africa
Central African Republic5,330,6901222,557,9621262,772,727120-214,765+6Africa
Chad20,299,1236510,181,3586410,117,7656563,593-1Africa
Congo6,332,9611133,166,0951133,166,866113-7710Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo109,276,2651554,216,8321555,059,43215-842,6000Africa
Equatorial Guinea1,892,516150997,749150894,768151102,981-1Africa
Gabon2,538,9521451,288,7451451,250,20714538,5380Africa
Sao Tome and Principe235,536188117,078188118,459188-1,3810Africa
Algeria46,814,3083323,874,3843222,939,92434934,460-2Africa
Egypt116,538,2581358,840,1451357,698,113141,142,032-1Africa
Libya7,381,0231063,752,9701043,628,053107124,917-3Africa
Morocco38,081,1734019,202,0224018,879,15142322,871-2Africa
Sudan50,448,9633025,012,7493025,436,21430-423,4650Africa
Tunisia12,277,109806,068,423816,208,68679-140,263+2Africa
Western Sahara590,506172325,421171265,08517260,336-1Africa
Botswana2,521,1391461,256,5651461,264,573144-8,008+2Africa
Eswatini1,242,822160610,191160632,630159-22,439+1Africa
Lesotho2,337,4231471,138,8921471,198,530146-59,638+1Africa
Namibia3,030,1311391,479,8061381,550,324139-70,518-1Africa
South Africa64,007,1872431,152,9522432,854,23424-1,701,2820Africa
Benin14,462,724767,252,565767,210,1597742,406-1Africa
Burkina Faso23,548,7815911,730,0865911,818,69560-88,609-1Africa
Cabo Verde524,877175266,947175257,9301749,017+1Africa
Côte d'Ivoire31,934,2305016,246,6814915,687,54949559,1320Africa
Gambia2,759,9881441,374,3341431,385,653143-11,3190Africa
Ghana34,427,4144617,194,2424617,233,17245-38,930+1Africa
Guinea14,754,785757,301,267757,453,51875-152,2510Africa
Guinea-Bissau2,201,3521481,088,0101481,113,342147-25,332+1Africa
Liberia5,612,8171182,801,8921202,810,925119-9,033+1Africa
Mali24,478,5955812,350,7735712,127,82358222,950-1Africa
Mauritania5,169,3951262,535,7261272,633,669124-97,943+3Africa
Niger27,032,4125413,725,3295413,307,08456418,245-2Africa
Nigeria232,679,4786117,673,7706115,005,70762,668,0630Africa
Saint Helena5,2372322,6082322,630232-220Africa
Senegal18,501,984699,405,151689,096,83371308,318-3Africa
Sierra Leone8,642,0221024,309,9711014,332,052101-22,0810Africa
Togo9,515,236974,789,203964,726,0329763,171-1Africa
Kazakhstan20,592,5716410,029,9066510,562,66564-532,759+1Asia
Kyrgyzstan7,186,0091073,552,3361063,633,673106-81,3370Asia
Tajikistan10,590,927915,203,997925,386,93189-182,934+3Asia
Turkmenistan7,494,4981043,678,1221053,816,376105-138,2540Asia
Uzbekistan36,361,8594318,343,7124418,018,14743325,565+1Asia
China1,419,321,2782723,023,7232696,297,555226,726,1680Asia
China, Hong Kong SAR7,414,9091053,340,2781094,074,631102-734,353+7Asia
China, Macao SAR720,262168331,690169388,572167-56,882+2Asia
China, Taiwan Province of China23,213,9626011,491,3926011,722,57061-231,178-1Asia
Dem. People's Republic of Korea26,498,8235613,108,7175613,390,10655-281,389+1Asia
Japan123,753,0411260,371,5591263,381,48212-3,009,9230Asia
Mongolia3,475,5401331,732,8111341,742,729134-9,9180Asia
Republic of Korea51,717,5902925,814,1372925,903,45329-89,3160Asia
Afghanistan42,647,4923621,532,5403621,114,95236417,5880Asia
Bangladesh173,562,364885,343,656888,218,7088-2,875,0520Asia
Bhutan791,524167423,048164368,47716854,571-4Asia
India1,450,935,7911748,323,4271702,612,364145,711,0630Asia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)91,567,7381746,532,0561745,035,681171,496,3750Asia
Maldives527,799174326,805170200,994179125,811-9Asia
Nepal29,651,0545114,200,2765215,450,77950-1,250,503+2Asia
Pakistan251,269,1645127,433,4055123,835,75853,597,6470Asia
Sri Lanka23,103,5656111,177,5556111,926,01059-748,455+2Asia
Brunei Darussalam462,721176245,700176217,02217528,678+1Asia
Cambodia17,638,801738,642,987738,995,81473-352,8270Asia
Indonesia283,487,9314142,407,9164141,080,01541,327,9010Asia
Lao People's Democratic Republic7,769,8191033,904,0351033,865,78510438,250-1Asia
Malaysia35,557,6734418,617,7944316,939,879471,677,915-4Asia
Myanmar54,500,0912727,128,8412727,371,25027-242,4090Asia
Philippines115,843,6701457,784,1071458,059,56313-275,456+1Asia
Singapore5,832,3871153,013,4301152,818,957117194,473-2Asia
Thailand71,668,0112034,895,3902036,772,62120-1,877,2310Asia
Timor-Leste1,400,638156706,128156694,51015611,6180Asia
Viet Nam100,987,6861649,461,3991651,526,28716-2,064,8880Asia
Armenia2,973,8401401,380,7761411,593,064138-212,288+3Asia
Azerbaijan10,336,577945,066,825935,269,75291-202,927+2Asia
Bahrain1,607,049154997,029151610,019160387,010-9Asia
Cyprus1,358,282158684,249157674,03415710,2150Asia
Georgia3,807,6701311,774,8911322,032,778128-257,887+4Asia
Iraq46,042,0153423,111,0813422,930,93435180,147-1Asia
Israel9,387,021984,673,906974,713,11598-39,209-1Asia
Jordan11,552,876845,957,377825,595,49985361,878-3Asia
Kuwait4,934,5071283,015,6301141,918,8781311,096,752-17Asia
Lebanon5,805,9621162,823,6341182,982,327115-158,693+3Asia
Oman5,281,5381233,285,8291101,995,7091301,290,120-20Asia
Qatar3,048,4231372,172,934130875,4891521,297,445-22Asia
Saudi Arabia33,962,7574820,559,4903713,403,266547,156,224-17Asia
State of Palestine5,495,4431212,728,1781222,767,265121-39,087+1Asia
Syrian Arab Republic24,672,7605712,341,1705812,331,590579,580+1Asia
Türkiye87,473,8051843,661,5161843,812,28918-150,7730Asia
United Arab Emirates11,027,129867,046,492773,980,6371033,065,855-26Asia
Yemen40,583,1643720,558,0383820,025,12638532,9120Asia
Belarus9,056,6961004,220,4261024,836,27096-615,844+6Europe
Bulgaria6,757,6891103,270,0691113,487,619110-217,550+1Europe
Czechia10,735,859895,294,048915,441,81188-147,763+3Europe
Hungary9,676,135964,646,273985,029,86295-383,589+3Europe
Poland38,539,2013918,671,9074219,867,29440-1,195,387+2Europe
Republic of Moldova3,034,9611381,396,4321401,638,528137-242,096+3Europe
Romania19,015,088679,209,716699,805,37267-595,656+2Europe
Russian Federation144,820,423967,204,957977,615,4669-10,410,5090Europe
Slovakia5,506,7601202,688,4071232,818,353118-129,946+5Europe
Ukraine37,860,2214217,598,0514520,262,17137-2,664,120+8Europe
Denmark5,977,4121142,971,0971173,006,316114-35,219+3Europe
Estonia1,360,546157646,894158713,652155-66,758+3Europe
Faroe Islands55,40021028,62521026,7752091,850+1Europe
Finland5,617,3101172,776,4521212,840,859116-64,407+5Europe
Guernsey64,28020831,76720732,513208-746-1Europe
Iceland393,396179201,438178191,9581809,480-2Europe
Ireland5,255,0171242,601,3331242,653,684123-52,351+1Europe
Isle of Man84,16020341,66620342,495203-8290Europe
Jersey103,84619951,24819752,597199-1,349-2Europe
Latvia1,871,871151867,8061531,004,066149-136,260+4Europe
Lithuania2,859,1101411,349,4921441,509,618140-160,126+4Europe
Norway5,576,6601192,810,4071192,766,25312244,154-3Europe
Sweden10,606,999905,342,337905,264,6629277,675-2Europe
United Kingdom69,138,1922134,044,4902135,093,70121-1,049,2110Europe
Albania2,791,7651431,380,0221421,411,743142-31,7210Europe
Andorra81,93820441,88320240,0542041,829-2Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina3,164,2531361,505,7941371,658,458136-152,664+1Europe
Croatia3,875,3251301,869,4011312,005,924129-136,523+2Europe
Gibraltar39,32921819,57521719,754218-179-1Europe
Greece10,047,817954,867,044955,180,77393-313,729+2Europe
Holy See496237237237259237-220Europe
Italy59,342,8672529,003,7942530,339,07325-1,335,2790Europe
Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)1,684,790153828,679154856,111153-27,432+1Europe
Malta539,607173280,050174259,55717320,493+1Europe
Montenegro638,479170307,300173331,179170-23,879+3Europe
North Macedonia1,823,009152886,849152936,160150-49,311+2Europe
Portugal10,425,292934,965,940945,459,35287-493,412+7Europe
San Marino33,58122116,51222117,069221-5570Europe
Serbia6,736,2161113,195,8181123,540,398108-344,580+4Europe
Slovenia2,118,6971491,064,5601491,054,13714810,423+1Europe
Spain47,910,5263223,521,9203324,388,60732-866,687+1Europe
Austria9,120,813994,490,614994,630,19999-139,5850Europe
Belgium11,738,763835,788,454855,950,30982-161,855+3Europe
France66,548,5302332,261,6772334,286,85423-2,025,1770Europe
Germany84,552,2421941,753,0371942,799,20419-1,046,1670Europe
Liechtenstein39,87021619,80921620,061217-252-1Europe
Luxembourg673,036169338,762168334,2741694,488-1Europe
Monaco38,63121918,90021919,731219-8310Europe
Netherlands18,228,742719,055,978719,172,76370-116,785+1Europe
Switzerland8,921,9811014,432,2221004,489,758100-57,5360Europe
Anguilla14,5982257,0932257,505225-4120North America
Antigua and Barbuda93,77220144,63320149,139201-4,5060North America
Aruba108,06619751,04919957,017196-5,968+3North America
Bahamas401,283178191,597179209,686176-18,089+3North America
Barbados282,467186135,423187147,044186-11,621+1North America
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba30,67522215,79022214,8862229040North America
British Virgin Islands39,47121718,69222020,779216-2,087+4North America
Cayman Islands74,45720537,37620537,0822052940North America
Cuba10,979,783875,416,880895,562,90386-146,023+3North America
Curaçao185,48219088,27919197,203190-8,924+1North America
Dominica66,20520633,10220633,103206-10North America
Dominican Republic11,427,557855,681,194865,746,36484-65,170+2North America
Grenada117,20719558,75519558,4521953030North America
Guadeloupe375,106180169,567180205,538178-35,971+2North America
Haiti11,772,557825,825,356845,947,20183-121,845+1North America
Jamaica2,839,1751421,403,9661391,435,209141-31,243-2North America
Martinique343,195181155,724183187,470181-31,746+2North America
Montserrat4,3892332,1862332,204233-180North America
Puerto Rico3,242,2041351,526,5531361,715,650135-189,097+1North America
Saint Barthélemy11,2582295,2772295,980227-703+2North America
Saint Kitts and Nevis46,84321122,42321424,420211-1,997+3North America
Saint Lucia179,74419188,74319091,001191-2,258-1North America
Saint Martin (French part)26,12922312,15022313,979223-1,8290North America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines100,61620051,23619849,3802001,856-2North America
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)43,35021521,09621522,255214-1,159+1North America
Trinidad and Tobago1,507,782155745,365155762,417154-17,052+1North America
Turks and Caicos Islands46,53521323,29121323,24421247+1North America
United States Virgin Islands84,90520240,41720444,487202-4,070+2North America
Belize417,072177210,442177206,6301773,8120North America
Costa Rica5,129,9101272,534,7281282,595,182126-60,454+2North America
El Salvador6,338,1931123,010,7331163,327,459112-316,726+4North America
Guatemala18,406,359709,129,191709,277,16869-147,977+1North America
Honduras10,825,703885,449,967875,375,7369074,231-3North America
Mexico130,861,0071163,459,5801167,401,42710-3,941,847+1North America
Nicaragua6,916,1401093,401,9571083,514,182109-112,225-1North America
Panama4,515,5771292,258,0031292,257,573127430+2North America
Argentina45,696,1593522,680,7133523,015,44633-334,733+2South America
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)12,413,315796,219,216806,194,1008025,1160South America
Brazil211,998,5737104,295,1187107,703,4557-3,408,3370South America
Chile19,764,771669,823,449669,941,32366-117,8740South America
Colombia52,886,3632826,095,2712826,791,09228-695,8210South America
Ecuador18,135,478729,041,130729,094,34772-53,2170South America
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)3,4702341,7132341,758234-450South America
French Guiana308,522184148,469184160,054184-11,5850South America
Guyana831,087165404,584167426,503165-21,919+2South America
Paraguay6,929,1531083,474,1161073,455,03711119,079-4South America
Peru34,217,8484717,017,5644717,200,28446-182,720+1South America
Suriname634,431171316,926172317,505171-579+1South America
Uruguay3,386,5881341,642,5601351,744,027133-101,467+2South America
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)28,405,5435314,033,8595314,371,68452-337,825+1South America
Bermuda64,63620731,61920833,017207-1,398+1North America
Canada39,742,4303819,734,9603920,007,47039-272,5100North America
Greenland55,84020929,36020926,4802102,880-1North America
Saint Pierre and Miquelon5,6282312,7802312,849231-690North America
United States of America345,426,5713173,551,5273171,875,04431,676,4830North America
Australia26,713,2055513,254,6585513,458,54753-203,889+2Oceania
New Zealand5,213,9441252,590,5971252,623,347125-32,7500Oceania
Fiji928,784162460,973162467,811162-6,8380Oceania
New Caledonia292,639185144,353185148,286185-3,9330Oceania
Papua New Guinea10,576,502925,439,222885,137,27994301,943-6Oceania
Solomon Islands819,198166418,846165400,35116618,495-1Oceania
Vanuatu327,777182165,465181162,3121833,153-2Oceania
Guam167,77719284,98819282,7891922,1990Oceania
Kiribati134,51819365,27919469,239193-3,960+1Oceania
Marshall Islands37,54822019,23721818,311220926-2Oceania
Micronesia (Fed. States of)113,16019656,21719656,944197-727-1Oceania
Nauru11,9472276,0822275,864229218-2Oceania
Northern Mariana Islands44,27821423,37821220,8992152,479-3Oceania
Palau17,6952249,5312248,1652241,3660Oceania
American Samoa46,76521223,60221123,163213439-2Oceania
Cook Islands13,7292266,7232267,006226-2830Oceania
French Polynesia281,807187142,530186139,2771873,253-1Oceania
Niue1,819236877236942236-650Oceania
Samoa218,019189109,794189108,2251891,5690Oceania
Tokelau2,5062351,2262351,280235-540Oceania
Tonga104,17519849,21320054,962198-5,749+2Oceania
Tuvalu9,6462304,9352304,7102302250Oceania
Wallis and Futuna Islands11,2772285,3642285,913228-5490Oceania
World 8,161,972,572 4,103,612,213 4,058,360,359 45,251,854