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List of countries male and female population

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date14 Sep 2025

Out of 237 countries/regions estimated by the United Nations, females outnumber males in 160 countries/regions. In absolute terms, the Russian Federation has 10.44 million more females than males, followed by Mexico (3.98 million), Brazil (3.50 million), and Japan (3.06 million). 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 77 countries/territories. India has 45.69 million more males, followed by China, having 25.68 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 25 from 102nd in female to 77th in male ranking. Qatar (-22), Oman (-19), Kuwait (-17), Saudi Arabia (-16), and Bahrain (-9) are other noticeable gainers.

The female rank of Ukraine is up by eight positions compared to the male rank, followed by the Central African Republic (+7) and Hong Kong (+7). Among the top ten most populous countries, Mexico is in the top ten in the female list, replacing Ethiopia.

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UN (male and female population)
Country/Region Total Male Female Male-Female Continent
2025Rank2025Rank 2025Rank2025Rank
Burundi14,390,003787,149,019787,240,98478-91,9650Africa
Comoros882,847163443,879163438,9691644,910-1Africa
Djibouti1,184,076161586,804161597,273161-10,4690Africa
Eritrea3,607,0031321,781,2751321,825,727132-44,4520Africa
Ethiopia135,472,0511067,876,104967,595,94711280,157-2Africa
Kenya57,532,4932628,596,5562628,935,93626-339,3800Africa
Madagascar32,740,6784916,421,7915016,318,88748102,904+2Africa
Malawi22,216,1206210,843,9506311,372,16962-528,219+1Africa
Mauritius1,268,280159632,414159635,865159-3,4510Africa
Mayotte337,011182161,297182175,714182-14,4170Africa
Mozambique35,631,6534517,300,7604718,330,89344-1,030,133+3Africa
Réunion882,405164419,089166463,317163-44,228+3Africa
Rwanda14,569,341777,112,388797,456,95376-344,565+3Africa
Seychelles132,77919473,10219359,67719413,425-1Africa
Somalia19,654,739679,844,974679,809,7656735,2090Africa
South Sudan12,188,788815,994,220826,194,56881-200,348+1Africa
Uganda51,384,8943125,495,6383125,889,25631-393,6180Africa
United Republic of Tanzania70,545,8652134,977,3752035,568,49021-591,115-1Africa
Zambia21,913,8746310,848,1796211,065,69563-217,516-1Africa
Zimbabwe16,950,795748,087,867748,862,92874-775,0610Africa
Angola39,040,0393919,322,2474119,717,79240-395,545+1Africa
Cameroon29,879,3375114,890,2295114,989,10851-98,8790Africa
Central African Republic5,513,2821212,650,4801242,862,802117-212,322+7Africa
Chad21,003,7056410,534,4966410,469,2096565,287-1Africa
Congo6,484,4371123,241,6221123,242,816113-1,194-1Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo112,832,4731555,984,5101556,847,96315-863,4530Africa
Equatorial Guinea1,938,4311501,021,292150917,139151104,153-1Africa
Gabon2,593,1301451,315,2141451,277,91614537,2980Africa
Sao Tome and Principe240,254188119,369188120,885188-1,5160Africa
Algeria47,435,3123324,186,8403223,248,47134938,369-2Africa
Egypt118,365,9951359,760,4951358,605,499131,154,9960Africa
Libya7,458,5551053,791,7021043,666,852107124,850-3Africa
Morocco38,430,7704119,372,0794019,058,69142313,388-2Africa
Sudan51,662,1473025,605,0383026,057,10929-452,071+1Africa
Tunisia12,348,573806,101,673816,246,90080-145,227+1Africa
Western Sahara600,904172330,686170270,21717260,469-2Africa
Botswana2,562,1221461,276,4931461,285,630144-9,137+2Africa
Eswatini1,256,174160616,995160639,179158-22,184+2Africa
Lesotho2,363,3251471,152,1671471,211,158146-58,991+1Africa
Namibia3,092,8161381,510,3591371,582,458138-72,099-1Africa
South Africa64,747,3192431,504,1252433,243,19524-1,739,0700Africa
Benin14,814,460767,430,497767,383,9627746,535-1Africa
Burkina Faso24,074,5805911,994,1785912,080,40259-86,2240Africa
Cabo Verde527,326175268,154175259,1721748,982+1Africa
Côte d'Ivoire32,711,5475016,628,3614916,083,18549545,1760Africa
Gambia2,822,0931431,405,3151391,416,777142-11,462-3Africa
Ghana35,064,2724617,509,3804617,554,89345-45,513+1Africa
Guinea15,099,727757,477,672757,622,05675-144,3840Africa
Guinea-Bissau2,249,5151481,112,2931481,137,223147-24,930+1Africa
Liberia5,731,2061172,861,7061182,869,500116-7,794+2Africa
Mali25,198,8215812,711,6385812,487,18458224,4540Africa
Mauritania5,315,0651242,608,8021272,706,262123-97,460+4Africa
Niger27,917,8315414,174,8585213,742,97453431,884-1Africa
Nigeria237,527,7826120,177,7366117,350,04562,827,6910Africa
Saint Helena5,1972322,5772322,619232-420Africa
Senegal18,931,966689,614,690689,317,27670297,414-2Africa
Sierra Leone8,819,7941024,399,0191014,420,775101-21,7560Africa
Togo9,721,608964,894,457954,827,1519667,306-1Africa
Kazakhstan20,843,7546510,156,7856510,686,96964-530,184+1Asia
Kyrgyzstan7,295,0341073,605,4851063,689,550106-84,0650Asia
Tajikistan10,786,734895,304,080915,482,65487-178,574+4Asia
Turkmenistan7,618,8471043,741,6601053,877,188105-135,5280Asia
Uzbekistan37,053,4284318,694,1304318,359,29843334,8320Asia
China1,416,096,0942720,887,7992695,208,296225,679,5030Asia
China, Hong Kong SAR7,396,0761063,328,8061104,067,270103-738,464+7Asia
China, Macao SAR722,007168332,320169389,688167-57,368+2Asia
China, Taiwan Province of China23,112,7936111,430,4756011,682,31861-251,843-1Asia
Dem. People's Republic of Korea26,571,0365613,154,5395613,416,49756-261,9580Asia
Japan123,103,4791260,023,1161263,080,36312-3,057,2470Asia
Mongolia3,517,1001331,752,5521341,764,549133-11,997+1Asia
Republic of Korea51,667,0292925,774,8112925,892,21830-117,407-1Asia
Afghanistan43,844,1113622,142,5793621,701,53236441,0470Asia
Bangladesh175,686,899886,366,729889,320,1708-2,953,4410Asia
Bhutan796,682167425,494165371,18816854,306-3Asia
India1,463,865,5251754,775,4491709,090,076145,685,3730Asia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)92,417,6811746,947,4841745,470,197171,477,2870Asia
Maldives529,676174326,850171202,826179124,024-8Asia
Nepal29,618,1185214,130,2105315,487,90750-1,357,697+3Asia
Pakistan255,219,5545129,314,6825125,904,87253,409,8100Asia
Sri Lanka23,229,4706011,236,8356111,992,63660-755,801+1Asia
Brunei Darussalam466,330176247,435176218,89517528,540+1Asia
Cambodia17,847,982738,749,635739,098,34773-348,7120Asia
Indonesia285,721,2364143,527,5244142,193,71241,333,8120Asia
Lao People's Democratic Republic7,873,0461033,955,4071033,917,63810437,769-1Asia
Malaysia35,977,8384418,821,0694217,156,769471,664,300-5Asia
Myanmar54,850,6482727,293,5472727,557,10127-263,5540Asia
Philippines116,786,9621458,251,3301458,535,63214-284,3020Asia
Singapore5,870,7501153,032,2851152,838,465119193,820-4Asia
Thailand71,619,8632034,836,6012136,783,26220-1,946,661+1Asia
Timor-Leste1,418,517156715,245156703,27315611,9720Asia
Viet Nam101,598,5271649,758,3381651,840,18916-2,081,8510Asia
Armenia2,952,3651401,370,1421421,582,222139-212,080+3Asia
Azerbaijan10,397,713945,098,526935,299,18691-200,660+2Asia
Bahrain1,643,3321541,019,508151623,824160395,684-9Asia
Cyprus1,370,754157690,463157680,29115710,1720Asia
Georgia3,806,6711311,775,0021332,031,669129-256,667+4Asia
Iraq47,020,7743423,613,3003323,407,47533205,8250Asia
Israel9,517,181984,740,586974,776,59598-36,009-1Asia
Jordan11,520,684845,934,489835,586,19585348,294-2Asia
Kuwait5,026,0781283,069,6261141,956,4511311,113,175-17Asia
Lebanon5,849,4211162,846,0301193,003,390115-157,360+4Asia
Oman5,494,6911223,428,9661092,065,7241281,363,242-19Asia
Qatar3,115,8891372,215,135130900,7531521,314,382-22Asia
Saudi Arabia34,566,3284820,886,8213813,679,507547,207,314-16Asia
State of Palestine5,589,6231202,773,4481222,816,175120-42,727+2Asia
Syrian Arab Republic25,620,4275712,825,6125712,794,8155730,7970Asia
Türkiye87,685,4261843,748,4541843,936,97218-188,5180Asia
United Arab Emirates11,346,000867,235,619774,110,3811023,125,238-25Asia
Yemen41,773,8783721,165,0963720,608,78138556,315-1Asia
Belarus8,997,6031004,191,8871024,805,71697-613,829+5Europe
Bulgaria6,714,5601103,248,9171113,465,642111-216,7250Europe
Czechia10,609,239925,232,301925,376,93990-144,638+2Europe
Hungary9,632,287974,628,772985,003,51595-374,743+3Europe
Poland38,140,9104218,470,9474419,669,96241-1,199,015+3Europe
Republic of Moldova2,996,1061391,377,8661411,618,239137-240,373+4Europe
Romania18,908,650699,157,752709,750,89868-593,146+2Europe
Russian Federation143,997,393966,777,7391077,219,6549-10,441,915+1Europe
Slovakia5,474,8811232,672,4361232,802,445121-130,009+2Europe
Ukraine38,980,3764018,137,5134520,842,86337-2,705,350+8Europe
Denmark6,002,5071142,983,8341173,018,673114-34,839+3Europe
Estonia1,344,232158639,869158704,364155-64,495+3Europe
Faroe Islands56,00220928,91021027,0912091,819+1Europe
Finland5,623,3291182,780,7171212,842,613118-61,896+3Europe
Guernsey64,47720831,85220732,624208-772-1Europe
Iceland398,266179204,066178194,2001809,866-2Europe
Ireland5,308,0391252,627,5841252,680,455124-52,871+1Europe
Isle of Man84,11820341,62720342,491203-8640Europe
Jersey103,98919851,30919752,679199-1,370-2Europe
Latvia1,853,559151860,167153993,392149-133,225+4Europe
Lithuania2,830,1441421,336,5391441,493,606140-157,067+4Europe
Norway5,623,0711192,834,3551202,788,71612245,639-2Europe
Sweden10,656,633915,368,829905,287,8039281,026-2Europe
United Kingdom69,551,3322234,256,9812235,294,35122-1,037,3700Europe
Albania2,771,5081441,369,7051431,401,803143-32,0980Europe
Andorra82,90420442,36120240,5442041,817-2Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina3,140,0951361,495,3621381,644,734136-149,372+2Europe
Croatia3,848,1601301,856,9931311,991,167130-134,174+1Europe
Gibraltar40,12621719,96921620,157218-188-2Europe
Greece9,938,844954,815,853965,122,99294-307,139+2Europe
Holy See501237238237264237-260Europe
Italy59,146,2602528,927,4692530,218,79125-1,291,3220Europe
Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)1,674,125153823,461154850,664153-27,203+1Europe
Malta545,405173283,218174262,18717321,031+1Europe
Montenegro632,729171304,643173328,086170-23,443+3Europe
North Macedonia1,813,791152882,634152931,158150-48,524+2Europe
Portugal10,411,834934,958,672945,453,16289-494,490+5Europe
San Marino33,57222116,50922117,063221-5540Europe
Serbia6,689,0391113,170,5281133,518,512109-347,984+4Europe
Slovenia2,117,0721491,064,7821491,052,29014812,492+1Europe
Spain47,889,9583223,506,9783424,382,98032-876,002+2Europe
Austria9,113,574994,488,485994,625,08899-136,6030Europe
Belgium11,758,603835,800,884855,957,71983-156,835+2Europe
France66,650,8042332,312,6372334,338,16823-2,025,5310Europe
Germany84,075,0751941,517,7451942,557,32919-1,039,5840Europe
Liechtenstein40,12821619,94521720,183217-2380Europe
Luxembourg680,453169342,618168337,8361694,782-1Europe
Monaco38,34121918,75121919,590219-8390Europe
Netherlands18,346,819719,116,159729,230,66071-114,501+1Europe
Switzerland8,967,4071014,456,1661004,511,242100-55,0760Europe
Anguilla14,7282257,1522257,575225-4230North America
Antigua and Barbuda94,20920144,84920149,359200-4,510+1North America
Aruba108,14719751,08119857,066197-5,985+1North America
Bahamas403,033178192,294179210,738176-18,444+3North America
Barbados282,623186135,517187147,107186-11,590+1North America
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba31,33822216,09922215,2392228600North America
British Virgin Islands39,73221818,80921820,923215-2,114+3North America
Cayman Islands75,84420538,06320537,7812052820North America
Cuba10,937,203885,393,966895,543,23886-149,272+3North America
Curaçao185,48719088,37619197,111190-8,735+1North America
Dominica65,87120632,89320632,978207-85-1North America
Dominican Republic11,520,487855,726,179865,794,30884-68,129+2North America
Grenada117,30319558,76719558,5371952300North America
Guadeloupe373,791180168,893181204,898178-36,005+3North America
Haiti11,906,095825,888,154846,017,94182-129,787+2North America
Jamaica2,837,0771411,402,5401401,434,537141-31,997-1North America
Martinique340,439181154,335183186,104181-31,769+2North America
Montserrat4,3592332,1662332,193233-270North America
Puerto Rico3,235,2891351,522,0791361,713,211135-191,132+1North America
Saint Barthélemy11,4142285,3562286,058227-702+1North America
Saint Kitts and Nevis46,92221122,43421424,488211-2,054+3North America
Saint Lucia180,14919188,85819091,291191-2,433-1North America
Saint Martin (French part)24,94122311,54722313,394223-1,8470North America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines99,92420050,82119949,1042011,717-2North America
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)43,92321421,34421522,579214-1,235+1North America
Trinidad and Tobago1,511,155155746,520155764,635154-18,115+1North America
Turks and Caicos Islands46,85521223,43921123,41621223-1North America
United States Virgin Islands84,13820239,91120444,227202-4,316+2North America
Belize422,924177213,333177209,5901773,7430North America
Costa Rica5,152,9501272,545,6691282,607,282126-61,613+2North America
El Salvador6,365,5031133,023,7531163,341,750112-317,997+4North America
Guatemala18,687,881709,269,231699,418,65069-149,4190North America
Honduras11,005,850875,539,889875,465,9618873,928-1North America
Mexico131,946,9001163,982,8171167,964,08310-3,981,266+1North America
Nicaragua7,007,5021093,447,7571083,559,745108-111,9880North America
Panama4,571,1891292,285,5791292,285,610127-31+2North America
Argentina45,851,3783522,763,2193523,088,15935-324,9400South America
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)12,581,843796,302,279806,279,5637922,716+1South America
Brazil212,812,4057104,657,4087108,154,9977-3,497,5890South America
Chile19,859,921669,871,188669,988,73366-117,5450South America
Colombia53,425,6352826,358,4722827,067,16328-708,6910South America
Ecuador18,289,896729,117,014719,172,88172-55,867-1South America
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)3,4692341,7082341,761234-530South America
French Guiana313,666184150,990184162,675184-11,6850South America
Guyana835,986166406,822167429,163165-22,341+2South America
Paraguay7,013,0781083,515,3891073,497,68911017,700-3South America
Peru34,576,6654717,193,2344817,383,43146-190,197+2South America
Suriname639,850170319,510172320,339171-829+1South America
Uruguay3,384,6881341,642,0081351,742,679134-100,671+1South America
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)28,516,8965314,082,9855414,433,91152-350,926+2South America
Bermuda64,55520731,55020833,004206-1,454+2North America
Canada40,126,7233819,924,2353920,202,48739-278,2520North America
Greenland55,74521029,27420926,4712102,803-1North America
Saint Pierre and Miquelon5,5742312,7502312,824231-740North America
United States of America347,275,8073174,496,8263172,778,98131,717,8450North America
Australia26,974,0265513,384,9965513,589,03155-204,0350Oceania
New Zealand5,251,8991262,610,4341262,641,465125-31,031+1Oceania
Fiji933,154162463,127162470,028162-6,9010Oceania
New Caledonia295,333185145,703185149,630185-3,9270Oceania
Papua New Guinea10,762,817905,530,194885,232,62393297,571-5Oceania
Solomon Islands838,645165428,776164409,87016618,906-2Oceania
Vanuatu335,169183169,145180166,0241833,121-3Oceania
Guam168,99919285,53719283,4621922,0750Oceania
Kiribati136,48819366,30619470,182193-3,876+1Oceania
Marshall Islands36,28222018,56122017,7212208400Oceania
Micronesia (Fed. States of)113,68319656,45619657,227196-7710Oceania
Nauru12,0252276,1192275,907228212-1Oceania
Northern Mariana Islands43,54121523,03421320,5072162,527-3Oceania
Palau17,6632249,5052248,1572241,3480Oceania
American Samoa46,02921323,20621222,823213383-1Oceania
Cook Islands13,2632266,4812266,782226-3010Oceania
French Polynesia282,465187142,759186139,7061873,053-1Oceania
Niue1,821236875236946236-710Oceania
Samoa219,306189110,474189108,8331891,6410Oceania
Tokelau2,6082351,2762351,332235-560Oceania
Tonga103,74219948,99920054,743198-5,744+2Oceania
Tuvalu9,4922304,8592304,6332302260Oceania
Wallis and Futuna Islands11,1942295,3222295,872229-5500Oceania
World 8,231,613,070 4,137,709,238 1,000 4,137,708,238