Countries in Europe Ranked by Male population share (2025)
Male population share: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Malta ranks #1 with 51.9% of population. Faroe Islands is second with 51.6% of population, 0.59% behind. The top five are Malta, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Andorra and Norway. The median across all 49 is 49.2% of population; Moldova is last at 46% of population. Malta's figure has risen 5% since 2001 (49.5% of population to 51.9% of population in 2025).
- #1
- Malta · 51.9% of population
- Median
- 49.2% of population
- Coverage
- 49 countries in Europe
- Data year
- 2025
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | Male population share (% of population) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 51.9 |
| 2 | Faroe Islands | 51.6 |
| 3 | Iceland | 51.2 |
| 4 | Andorra | 51.1 |
| 5 | Norway | 50.4 |
| 6 | Sweden | 50.4 |
| 7 | Cyprus | 50.4 |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 50.4 |
| 9 | Slovenia | 50.3 |
| 10 | Gibraltar | 49.8 |
| 11 | Denmark | 49.7 |
| 12 | Liechtenstein | 49.7 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 49.7 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 49.7 |
| 15 | Ireland | 49.5 |
| 16 | Isle of Man | 49.5 |
| 17 | Finland | 49.5 |
| 18 | Albania | 49.4 |
| 19 | Germany | 49.4 |
| 20 | Channel Islands | 49.4 |
| 21 | Belgium | 49.3 |
| 22 | Czechia | 49.3 |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 49.3 |
| 24 | Austria | 49.3 |
| 25 | Kosovo | 49.2 |
| 26 | San Marino | 49.2 |
| 27 | Spain | 49.1 |
| 28 | Italy | 48.9 |
| 29 | Monaco | 48.9 |
| 30 | Slovak Republic | 48.8 |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 48.7 |
| 32 | France | 48.5 |
| 33 | Greece | 48.5 |
| 34 | Romania | 48.4 |
| 35 | Poland | 48.4 |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 48.4 |
| 37 | Croatia | 48.3 |
| 38 | Montenegro | 48.1 |
| 39 | Hungary | 48.1 |
| 40 | Portugal | 47.6 |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 47.6 |
| 42 | Estonia | 47.6 |
| 43 | Serbia | 47.4 |
| 44 | Lithuania | 47.2 |
| 45 | Belarus | 46.6 |
| 46 | Ukraine | 46.5 |
| 47 | Latvia | 46.4 |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 46.4 |
| 49 | Moldova | 46 |
About the top 10
#1 Malta
Malta ranks #1 on this list with 51.9% of population.
- Capital
- Valletta
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 579,700 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$27.77 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$47,907 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 83 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 95.7% of population (2025)
Also ranks #4 in access to sanitation · #6 in trade share of gdp · #6 in irrigated land share.
#2 Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands ranks #2 on this list with 51.6% of population.
- Capital
- Tórshavn
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 54,900 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$4.05 billion (2024)
- GDP per person
- US$74,175 (2024)
- Life expectancy
- 83.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 39.6% of population (2025)
Also ranks #9 in fertiliser consumption · #13 in gni per capita · #16 in gdp per capita.
#3 Iceland
Iceland ranks #3 on this list with 51.2% of population.
- Capital
- Reykjavík
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 392,400 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$38.58 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$98,323 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 82.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 94.2% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in energy use per capita · #1 in bank accounts share (adults) · #1 in water resources per capita.
#4 Andorra
Andorra ranks #4 on this list with 51.1% of population.
- Capital
- Andorra la Vella
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 82,904 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$4.5 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$54,292 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 84.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 88.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in access to sanitation · #1 in access to clean cooking fuels · #3 in electricity access rate.
#5 Norway
Norway ranks #5 on this list with 50.4% of population.
- Capital
- Oslo
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 5.61 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$530.76 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$94,594 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 83.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 83.6% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim.
Also ranks #2 in nurses and midwives per 1,000 · #2 in voice and accountability score · #3 in gni per capita.
#6 Sweden
Sweden ranks #6 on this list with 50.4% of population.
- Capital
- Stockholm
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 10.6 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$669 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$63,133 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 84.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 89.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö.
Also ranks #3 in researchers in r&d per million · #4 in r&d expenditure share of gdp · #6 in male life expectancy.
#7 Cyprus
Cyprus ranks #7 on this list with 50.4% of population.
- Capital
- Nicosia
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 1.37 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$41.23 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$41,783 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 81.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 66.7% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in school enrolment (tertiary) · #4 in secure internet servers per million · #4 in immunisation (measles) rate.
#8 Luxembourg
Luxembourg ranks #8 on this list with 50.4% of population.
- Capital
- Luxembourg
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 686,970 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$101.16 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$147,250 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 83.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 94.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in gdp per capita ppp · #2 in trade share of gdp · #3 in gdp per capita.
#9 Slovenia
Slovenia ranks #9 on this list with 50.3% of population.
- Capital
- Ljubljana
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 2.13 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$79.65 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$37,376 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 82.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 56% of population (2025)
Also ranks #8 in government revenue share of gdp · #9 in income share of poorest 10% · #9 in bank accounts share (adults).
#10 Gibraltar
Gibraltar ranks #10 on this list with 49.8% of population.
- Capital
- Gibraltar
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 40,126 people (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 83.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 100% of population (2025)
- CO2 emissions per person
- 16.1 t CO2e per person (2024)
- Currency
- Gibraltar pound
Also ranks #1 in fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 · #1 in access to clean water · #4 in urban population share.
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Source and method
Male population share: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.
Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.POP.TOTL.MA.ZS. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Population, male (% of total population): World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.
Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.