Upper middle income Countries 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
Maldives ranks #1 with 61.7% of population. Equatorial Guinea is second with 52.7% of population, 17.1% behind. The top five are Maldives, Equatorial Guinea, Malaysia, Jordan and Tuvalu. The median across all 59 is 49.7% of population; Moldova is last at 46% of population. Maldives's figure has risen 18% since 2001 (52.4% of population to 61.7% of population in 2025).
- #1
- Maldives · 61.7% of population
- Median
- 49.7% of population
- Coverage
- 59 Upper middle income countries
- Data year
- 2025
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | Male population share (% of population) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldives | 61.7 |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 52.7 |
| 3 | Malaysia | 52.3 |
| 4 | Jordan | 51.5 |
| 5 | Tuvalu | 51.2 |
| 6 | Marshall Islands | 51.2 |
| 7 | Algeria | 51 |
| 8 | China | 50.9 |
| 9 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 50.9 |
| 10 | Cabo Verde | 50.9 |
| 11 | Libya | 50.8 |
| 12 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 50.8 |
| 13 | Gabon | 50.7 |
| 14 | Belize | 50.4 |
| 15 | Samoa | 50.4 |
| 16 | Indonesia | 50.2 |
| 17 | Iraq | 50.2 |
| 18 | Paraguay | 50.1 |
| 19 | Grenada | 50.1 |
| 20 | Dominica | 49.9 |
| 21 | Suriname | 49.9 |
| 22 | Türkiye | 49.9 |
| 23 | Philippines | 49.9 |
| 24 | Mauritius | 49.9 |
| 25 | Ecuador | 49.8 |
| 26 | Mongolia | 49.8 |
| 27 | Botswana | 49.8 |
| 28 | Peru | 49.7 |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 49.7 |
| 30 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 49.7 |
| 31 | Argentina | 49.6 |
| 32 | Fiji | 49.6 |
| 33 | Guatemala | 49.6 |
| 34 | Jamaica | 49.4 |
| 35 | Albania | 49.4 |
| 36 | Colombia | 49.3 |
| 37 | St. Lucia | 49.3 |
| 38 | Cuba | 49.3 |
| 39 | Kosovo | 49.2 |
| 40 | Brazil | 49.2 |
| 41 | Turkmenistan | 49.1 |
| 42 | Azerbaijan | 49 |
| 43 | Viet Nam | 49 |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 48.7 |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 48.7 |
| 46 | South Africa | 48.7 |
| 47 | Thailand | 48.6 |
| 48 | Mexico | 48.5 |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 48.4 |
| 50 | Montenegro | 48.1 |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 47.6 |
| 52 | El Salvador | 47.5 |
| 53 | Serbia | 47.4 |
| 54 | Tonga | 47.2 |
| 55 | Georgia | 46.6 |
| 56 | Belarus | 46.6 |
| 57 | Ukraine | 46.5 |
| 58 | Armenia | 46.4 |
| 59 | Moldova | 46 |
About the top 10
#1 Maldives
Maldives ranks #1 on this list with 61.7% of population.
- Capital
- Malé
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 529,680 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$7.74 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$14,615 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 81.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 42.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #5 in male population share · #5 in population ages 15-64 share · #8 in population density.
#2 Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea ranks #2 on this list with 52.7% of population.
- Capital
- Ciudad de la Paz
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 1.94 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$12.82 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,615 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 63.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 71.6% of population (2025)
Also ranks #7 in forest area share · #13 in male population share · #13 in industry value added share of gdp.
#3 Malaysia
Malaysia ranks #3 on this list with 52.3% of population.
- Capital
- Kuala Lumpur
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 35.98 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$472.19 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$13,125 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 76.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 77.4% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Kuala Lumpur.
Also ranks #2 in fertiliser consumption · #5 in container port traffic · #6 in prevalence of wasting (under-5).
#4 Jordan
Jordan ranks #4 on this list with 51.5% of population.
- Capital
- Amman
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 11.52 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$61.61 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,348 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 93.2% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in refugee population by asylum · #8 in youth unemployment rate · #8 in immunisation (measles) rate.
#5 Tuvalu
Tuvalu ranks #5 on this list with 51.2% of population.
- Capital
- Funafuti
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 9,492 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$57.35 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,041 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 65.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in agricultural land share · #1 in health expenditure share of gdp · #1 in literacy rate.
#6 Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands ranks #6 on this list with 51.2% of population.
- Capital
- Majuro
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 36,282 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$308 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$8,489 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 79.1% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in diabetes prevalence · #5 in health expenditure share of gdp · #5 in completion rate (lower secondary).
#7 Algeria
Algeria ranks #7 on this list with 51% of population.
- Capital
- Algiers
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 47.44 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$287.03 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,051 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 76.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 75.8% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Algiers.
Also ranks #1 in gross capital formation rate · #5 in education expenditure share of gdp · #10 in land area.
#8 China
China ranks #8 on this list with 50.9% of population.
- Capital
- Beijing
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 1.41 billion people (2025)
- GDP
- US$19.5 trillion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$13,862 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 66.3% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing.
Also ranks #1 in urban population · #1 in gdp ppp · #1 in labour force size.
#9 St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Vincent and the Grenadines ranks #9 on this list with 50.9% of population.
- Capital
- Kingstown
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 99,924 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.26 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$12,562 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 48% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in homicide rate · #5 in cereal yield · #6 in youth unemployment rate.
#10 Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde ranks #10 on this list with 50.9% of population.
- Capital
- Praia
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 527,330 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$3.06 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,797 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 76.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 77.6% of population (2025)
Also ranks #10 in bank branches per 100,000 adults · #17 in women in parliament share · #23 in youth unemployment rate.
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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.