Over the past 23 years, there were constantly more men than women living on the planet. Of the 8.06 billion people living on the Earth in 2023, 4.05 billion were men and 4.01 billion were women. One-quarter of the world's total population in 2024 was below 15 years.

Population, male in World was reported at 4093749402 Persons in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. World - Population, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population ages 25-29, male (% of male population) in World was reported at 7.5306 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. World - Population ages 25-29, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

As of February 2025, the share of women worldwide using the internet was relatively low compared to men. According to the latest data, **** percent of women in the world accessed the internet, while the share of men going online was ** percent. Overall, as of the measured period, the global internet penetration rate was **** percent.

Population, male (% of total population) in World was reported at 50.29 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. World - Population, male (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

In terms of population size, the sex ratio in the United States favors females, although the gender gap is remaining stable. In 2010, there were around 5.17 million more women, with the difference projected to decrease to around 3 million by 2027.

Gender ratios by U.S. state In the United States, the resident population was estimated to be around 331.89 million in 2021. The gender distribution of the nation has remained steady for several years, with women accounting for approximately 51.1 percent of the population since 2013. Females outnumbered males in the majority of states across the country in 2020, and there were eleven states where the gender ratio favored men.

Metro areas by population National differences between male and female populations can also be analyzed by metropolitan areas. In general, a metropolitan area is a region with a main city at its center and adjacent communities that are all connected by social and economic factors. The largest metro areas in the U.S. are New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. In 2019, there were more women than men in all three of those areas, but Jackson, Missouri was the metro area with the highest share of female population.

United States US: Population: Male: Ages 55-59: % of Male Population data was reported at 6.705 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.714 % for 2016. United States US: Population: Male: Ages 55-59: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 4.817 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.714 % in 2016 and a record low of 4.029 % in 1991. United States US: Population: Male: Ages 55-59: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Alaska had the highest male to female ratio in the United States in 2020, with ***** men for every 100 women. The male to female ratio was lowest in the District of Columbia, with **** men for every 100 women. The final frontier Alaska, which was purchased from the Russian Empire in 1867, is the largest state in the U.S. and one of the newest states, having been admitted to the U.S. in 1959. Although oil production dominates the economy, Alaska has a very high poverty rate and consistently has the highest unemployment rate in the country. It’s a man’s world Alaska is one of 10 states in the U.S. that has more men than women. The male to female ratio in the United States as a whole is about even, but as the population ages, there tend to be more females than males. Even though the sex ratio in the U.S. is almost one to one, a little more than ** percent of all females participated in the labor force in 2021, compared with **** percent of men.

Across all world regions, male life expectancy at birth is expected to grow from 2023 to 2050, reaching 81.8 years in Australia and New Zealand and 81 years in Europe and Northern America. Life expectancy at birth tend to be higher among women than among men.

The average for 2023 based on 178 countries was 70.48 percent. The highest value was in Qatar: 96.57 percent and the lowest value was in Djibouti: 46.2 percent. The indicator is available from 1991 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

There is a gender gap in the global literacy rate. Although literacy rates have generally increased worldwide for both men and women, men are on average more literate than women. As of 2023, about 90.6 percent of men and a little less than 84.1 percent of women worldwide were literate. Adult literacy rate is defined as the percentage of people aged 15 years and above who can both read and write with understanding a short, simple statement about their everyday life. Youth literacy rate Not only does the literacy gender gap concern adults, it also exists among the world’s younger generations aged 15 to 24. Despite an overall increase in literacy, young men are still more literate than young women. In fact, the global youth literacy rate as gender parity index was 0.98 as of 2023, indicating that young women are not yet as literate as young men. Gender pay gap Gender gaps occur in many different spheres of global society. One such issue concerns salary gender gaps in professional life. Regarding the controlled gender pay gap, which measures the median salary for men and women with the same job and qualifications, women still earned less than men as of 2024. The difference was even bigger when measuring the median salary for all men and women. However, not everyone worries about gender pay gaps. According to a survey from 2021, 54 percent of the female respondents deemed the gender pay gap a real problem, compared to 45 percent of the male respondents.

The average for 2023 based on 178 countries was 6.42 percent. The highest value was in Swaziland: 36.1 percent and the lowest value was in Qatar: 0.08 percent. The indicator is available from 1991 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The Second World War severely altered the demographic composition of many countries, particularly in terms of gender ratios across certain age groups. For age groups below 14 years, there is little observable impact of the war on gender ratios, however, some countries see a drastic change across older generations, particularly in the Soviet Union. For men in their twenties (i.e. those in their late-teens or early-twenties when the war began), the ratio drops from 98 men per 100 women in the 15-19 age group, to 68 men per 100 women in the 25-29 group.

In addition to the Second World War, these figures are affected by trends in nature and other historical events. For example, women tend to have higher overall life expectancies than men, which typically sees gender ratios widen among older generations. The impact of the First World War is also most-observable in France's gender ratios for those aged in their fifties. Additionally, the gap in ratios remains high for the Soviet Union across older age groups due to the impact of the First World War and the famine of the early 1930s, however the figures for Russia itself are even lower as it was disproportionately affected by the Russian Revolution and famine of the 1920s.

Dominica Population: as % of Male Population: Male: Aged 15-64: Ages 50-54 data was reported at 7.202 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.312 % for 2022. Dominica Population: as % of Male Population: Male: Aged 15-64: Ages 50-54 data is updated yearly, averaging 3.515 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.339 % in 2021 and a record low of 2.780 % in 1990. Dominica Population: as % of Male Population: Male: Aged 15-64: Ages 50-54 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Dominica – Table DM.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 50 to 54 as a percentage of the total male population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;;

Worldwide, the male population is slightly higher than the female population, although this varies by country. As of 2023, Hong Kong has the highest share of women worldwide with almost ** percent. Moldova followed behind with ** percent. Among the countries with the largest share of women in the total population, several were former Soviet-states or were located in Eastern Europe. By contrast, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman had some of the highest proportions of men in their populations.

United States US: Population: Male: Ages 80 and Above: % of Male Population data was reported at 2.993 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.928 % for 2016. United States US: Population: Male: Ages 80 and Above: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 1.869 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.993 % in 2017 and a record low of 1.142 % in 1960. United States US: Population: Male: Ages 80 and Above: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) in World was reported at 65.54 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. World - Population ages 15-64, male (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Mexico MX: Population: Male: Ages 35-39: % of Male Population data was reported at 7.315 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.368 % for 2016. Mexico MX: Population: Male: Ages 35-39: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 5.293 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.736 % in 2011 and a record low of 4.386 % in 1975. Mexico MX: Population: Male: Ages 35-39: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 35 to 39 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

The Second World War had a sever impact on gender ratios across European countries, particularly in the Soviet Union. While the United States had a balanced gender ratio of one man for every woman, in the Soviet Union the ratio was below 5:4 in favor of women, and in Soviet Russia this figure was closer to 4:3.

As young men were disproportionately killed during the war, this had long-term implications for demographic development, where the generation who would have typically started families in the 1940s was severely depleted in many countries.

Venezuela VE: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male Population data was reported at 7.813 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.736 % for 2016. Venezuela VE: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 7.014 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.125 % in 1996 and a record low of 5.849 % in 1970. Venezuela VE: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Venezuela – Table VE.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 30 to 34 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;