| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 22 Mar 2024 |
As of 2024, there are 4,079,164,815, or 4,079 million, or 4.08 billion males in the world, representing 50.24% of the world population. The population of females in the world is estimated at 4,039,671,184, or 4,039 million, or 4.04 billion, representing 49.76% of the world population. The world has 39,493,631, or 39.49 million more males than females.
The gender ratio in the world in 2024 will be 100.978 males per 100 females. There were more females than males until 1964. In the world, the male-to-female ratio has increased from 99.314 in 1950 to at most 101.307 in 2015. It is now expected that females will outnumber males in 2049 and will further decline to 98.719 in 2100.
The Majority of countries and regions in the world have more females than males. But the top two most populous countries China and India, have a higher male population with a margin. Therefore there are more males than females in the world. If the population of China and India is excluded, there are more females than males in the rest of the world.
The sex ratio at birth is 105.5 boys per 100 girls. With 106.03 boys per 100 girls (0-14 age group), there are 1,033,132,288 or 1,033 million or 1.033 billion boys and 974,342,374 or 974 million girls worldwide. The males to females ratio is at the highest point of 106.692 for the age group 15-19. The men to women ratio is 102.880 for the group aged 15–64 and 79.67 for those over 65. The world has more women than men aged above 50. In the age group 60-64 years, there are six fewer men per 100 women. Women outnumber men by a ratio of 2-to-1 in the age group 90-94 years and 4-to-1 for centenarians.
| Age group | Male | Female | M per 100 F |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00-04 | 334,801,671 | 317,870,545 | 105.326 |
| 05-09 | 349,534,148 | 329,407,713 | 106.110 |
| 10-14 | 348,796,469 | 327,064,116 | 106.645 |
| 15-19 | 332,007,571 | 311,182,871 | 106.692 |
| 20-24 | 315,291,945 | 296,232,075 | 106.434 |
| 25-29 | 304,860,340 | 287,526,796 | 106.028 |
| 30-34 | 306,528,586 | 292,398,875 | 104.832 |
| 35-39 | 298,612,034 | 288,227,513 | 103.603 |
| 40-44 | 269,993,781 | 262,996,284 | 102.661 |
| 45-49 | 240,114,725 | 236,673,085 | 101.454 |
| 50-54 | 232,210,845 | 232,586,284 | 99.839 |
| 55-59 | 207,127,190 | 212,733,178 | 97.365 |
| 60-64 | 169,948,906 | 181,210,274 | 93.785 |
| 65-69 | 137,638,922 | 154,453,307 | 89.114 |
| 70-74 | 103,634,496 | 123,946,958 | 83.612 |
| 75-79 | 65,167,882 | 83,250,699 | 78.279 |
| 80-84 | 37,059,020 | 53,040,058 | 69.870 |
| 85-89 | 18,233,518 | 31,250,902 | 58.346 |
| 90-94 | 6,194,605 | 13,367,927 | 46.339 |
| 95-99 | 1,267,670 | 3,670,142 | 34.540 |
| 100+ | 140,492 | 581,583 | 24.157 |
| Total | 4,079,164,816 | 4,039,671,185 | 100.978 |
| Year | Male | Female | M per 100 F |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,008,579,598 | 3,966,525,558 | 101.060 |
| 2023 | 4,042,987,695 | 4,002,323,752 | 101.016 |
| 2024 | 4,079,164,815 | 4,039,671,184 | 100.978 |
| 2025 | 4,115,098,916 | 4,076,889,537 | 100.937 |
| 2026 | 4,150,587,873 | 4,113,776,637 | 100.895 |
| 2027 | 4,185,644,209 | 4,150,333,462 | 100.851 |
| 2028 | 4,220,269,876 | 4,186,558,916 | 100.805 |
| 2029 | 4,254,455,626 | 4,222,433,765 | 100.758 |
| 2030 | 4,288,200,901 | 4,257,940,425 | 100.711 |
| 2031 | 4,321,484,302 | 4,293,048,443 | 100.662 |
| 2032 | 4,354,329,857 | 4,327,762,127 | 100.614 |
| 2033 | 4,386,738,453 | 4,362,060,088 | 100.566 |
| 2034 | 4,418,675,878 | 4,395,899,293 | 100.518 |
| 2035 | 4,450,137,504 | 4,429,259,896 | 100.471 |
| 2036 | 4,481,101,605 | 4,462,105,097 | 100.426 |
| 2037 | 4,511,582,713 | 4,494,443,657 | 100.381 |
| 2038 | 4,541,605,356 | 4,526,283,670 | 100.339 |
| 2039 | 4,571,109,103 | 4,557,552,112 | 100.297 |
| 2040 | 4,600,048,510 | 4,588,201,982 | 100.258 |
| 2041 | 4,628,433,548 | 4,618,239,753 | 100.221 |
| 2042 | 4,656,251,546 | 4,647,645,304 | 100.185 |
| 2043 | 4,683,456,894 | 4,676,379,527 | 100.151 |
| 2044 | 4,710,004,555 | 4,704,403,868 | 100.119 |
| 2045 | 4,735,864,218 | 4,731,679,356 | 100.088 |
| 2046 | 4,761,007,015 | 4,758,183,788 | 100.059 |
| 2047 | 4,785,399,560 | 4,783,898,327 | 100.031 |
| 2048 | 4,808,993,734 | 4,808,780,736 | 100.004 |
| 2049 | 4,831,728,251 | 4,832,787,895 | 99.978 |
| 2050 | 4,853,577,388 | 4,855,914,372 | 99.952 |
| 2051 | 4,874,518,172 | 4,878,138,743 | 99.926 |
| 2052 | 4,894,597,314 | 4,899,504,729 | 99.900 |
| 2053 | 4,913,827,105 | 4,920,034,086 | 99.874 |
| 2054 | 4,932,190,995 | 4,939,709,607 | 99.848 |
| 2055 | 4,949,734,453 | 4,958,570,416 | 99.822 |
| 2056 | 4,966,487,217 | 4,976,636,046 | 99.796 |
| 2057 | 4,982,497,873 | 4,993,942,277 | 99.771 |
| 2058 | 4,997,790,059 | 5,010,520,052 | 99.746 |
| 2059 | 5,012,352,828 | 5,026,353,033 | 99.721 |
| 2060 | 5,026,244,570 | 5,041,489,037 | 99.698 |
| 2061 | 5,039,552,513 | 5,056,020,551 | 99.674 |
| 2062 | 5,052,325,261 | 5,069,982,418 | 99.652 |
| 2063 | 5,064,568,180 | 5,083,380,935 | 99.630 |
| 2064 | 5,076,284,359 | 5,096,229,417 | 99.609 |
| 2065 | 5,087,456,285 | 5,108,508,615 | 99.588 |
| 2066 | 5,098,063,718 | 5,120,209,298 | 99.567 |
| 2067 | 5,108,171,311 | 5,131,412,469 | 99.547 |
| 2068 | 5,117,761,366 | 5,142,111,625 | 99.526 |
| 2069 | 5,126,804,752 | 5,152,270,118 | 99.506 |
| 2070 | 5,135,283,306 | 5,161,883,405 | 99.485 |
| 2071 | 5,143,189,581 | 5,170,952,722 | 99.463 |
| 2072 | 5,150,565,320 | 5,179,494,535 | 99.441 |
| 2073 | 5,157,397,868 | 5,187,493,624 | 99.420 |
| 2074 | 5,163,634,696 | 5,194,918,066 | 99.398 |
| 2075 | 5,169,250,791 | 5,201,743,407 | 99.375 |
| 2076 | 5,174,238,982 | 5,207,941,414 | 99.353 |
| 2077 | 5,178,580,262 | 5,213,501,737 | 99.330 |
| 2078 | 5,182,291,475 | 5,218,458,278 | 99.307 |
| 2079 | 5,185,422,042 | 5,222,844,880 | 99.283 |
| 2080 | 5,187,975,886 | 5,226,661,303 | 99.260 |
| 2081 | 5,189,949,357 | 5,229,902,132 | 99.236 |
| 2082 | 5,191,403,498 | 5,232,619,397 | 99.212 |
| 2083 | 5,192,372,853 | 5,234,853,548 | 99.189 |
| 2084 | 5,192,850,546 | 5,236,596,849 | 99.165 |
| 2085 | 5,192,831,010 | 5,237,848,091 | 99.141 |
| 2086 | 5,192,308,611 | 5,238,617,669 | 99.116 |
| 2087 | 5,191,321,302 | 5,238,946,321 | 99.091 |
| 2088 | 5,189,929,053 | 5,238,901,574 | 99.065 |
| 2089 | 5,188,126,357 | 5,238,474,789 | 99.039 |
| 2090 | 5,185,896,747 | 5,237,644,288 | 99.012 |
| 2091 | 5,183,229,224 | 5,236,417,907 | 98.984 |
| 2092 | 5,180,150,306 | 5,234,809,522 | 98.956 |
| 2093 | 5,176,669,800 | 5,232,821,288 | 98.927 |
| 2094 | 5,172,800,515 | 5,230,471,634 | 98.897 |
| 2095 | 5,168,552,651 | 5,227,753,193 | 98.868 |
| 2096 | 5,163,893,810 | 5,224,623,339 | 98.838 |
| 2097 | 5,158,814,664 | 5,221,073,784 | 98.808 |
| 2098 | 5,153,334,151 | 5,217,111,046 | 98.778 |
| 2099 | 5,147,497,978 | 5,212,771,384 | 98.748 |
| 2100 | 5,141,293,479 | 5,208,029,560 | 98.719 |
| Year | Male | Female | M per 100 F |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,245,362,965 | 1,253,959,192 | 99.314 |
| 1951 | 1,267,473,182 | 1,275,657,198 | 99.358 |
| 1952 | 1,291,399,982 | 1,298,870,917 | 99.425 |
| 1953 | 1,316,659,222 | 1,323,619,574 | 99.474 |
| 1954 | 1,342,923,171 | 1,349,056,168 | 99.545 |
| 1955 | 1,370,392,335 | 1,375,679,806 | 99.616 |
| 1956 | 1,398,204,900 | 1,402,797,731 | 99.673 |
| 1957 | 1,426,956,255 | 1,430,910,602 | 99.724 |
| 1958 | 1,456,539,031 | 1,459,569,066 | 99.792 |
| 1959 | 1,483,988,508 | 1,486,303,680 | 99.844 |
| 1960 | 1,508,544,522 | 1,510,688,911 | 99.858 |
| 1961 | 1,533,166,886 | 1,535,203,724 | 99.867 |
| 1962 | 1,562,522,051 | 1,564,164,691 | 99.895 |
| 1963 | 1,597,443,477 | 1,598,335,771 | 99.944 |
| 1964 | 1,633,558,673 | 1,633,653,665 | 99.994 |
| 1965 | 1,668,776,950 | 1,668,335,033 | 100.026 |
| 1966 | 1,703,570,404 | 1,702,846,631 | 100.043 |
| 1967 | 1,738,207,396 | 1,737,240,770 | 100.056 |
| 1968 | 1,774,117,118 | 1,772,693,690 | 100.080 |
| 1969 | 1,811,408,830 | 1,809,246,445 | 100.120 |
| 1970 | 1,849,178,862 | 1,846,211,474 | 100.161 |
| 1971 | 1,886,958,546 | 1,883,204,546 | 100.199 |
| 1972 | 1,924,815,839 | 1,919,985,046 | 100.252 |
| 1973 | 1,963,205,826 | 1,957,045,677 | 100.315 |
| 1974 | 2,001,478,755 | 1,994,038,322 | 100.373 |
| 1975 | 2,038,952,421 | 2,030,484,809 | 100.417 |
| 1976 | 2,075,816,860 | 2,066,689,022 | 100.442 |
| 1977 | 2,112,756,766 | 2,103,015,723 | 100.463 |
| 1978 | 2,149,991,443 | 2,139,666,265 | 100.483 |
| 1979 | 2,188,175,857 | 2,177,407,013 | 100.495 |
| 1980 | 2,227,803,134 | 2,216,204,572 | 100.523 |
| 1981 | 2,268,641,817 | 2,255,985,841 | 100.561 |
| 1982 | 2,310,661,658 | 2,297,323,212 | 100.581 |
| 1983 | 2,352,811,898 | 2,339,072,340 | 100.587 |
| 1984 | 2,394,948,669 | 2,380,887,405 | 100.591 |
| 1985 | 2,438,068,618 | 2,423,661,995 | 100.594 |
| 1986 | 2,482,642,236 | 2,467,421,104 | 100.617 |
| 1987 | 2,528,768,146 | 2,512,216,350 | 100.659 |
| 1988 | 2,575,089,263 | 2,557,204,711 | 100.699 |
| 1989 | 2,621,545,962 | 2,602,158,345 | 100.745 |
| 1990 | 2,668,605,101 | 2,647,570,760 | 100.794 |
| 1991 | 2,714,450,362 | 2,691,795,505 | 100.842 |
| 1992 | 2,758,361,747 | 2,734,324,345 | 100.879 |
| 1993 | 2,801,260,615 | 2,776,172,908 | 100.904 |
| 1994 | 2,843,434,270 | 2,817,293,723 | 100.928 |
| 1995 | 2,885,184,242 | 2,858,035,212 | 100.950 |
| 1996 | 2,926,632,435 | 2,898,512,863 | 100.970 |
| 1997 | 2,967,905,340 | 2,938,575,921 | 100.998 |
| 1998 | 3,008,968,271 | 2,978,344,209 | 101.028 |
| 1999 | 3,049,822,570 | 3,017,935,888 | 101.057 |
| 2000 | 3,091,099,541 | 3,057,799,434 | 101.089 |
| 2001 | 3,132,616,862 | 3,098,130,121 | 101.113 |
| 2002 | 3,173,877,429 | 3,138,529,931 | 101.126 |
| 2003 | 3,215,038,714 | 3,178,859,650 | 101.138 |
| 2004 | 3,256,371,438 | 3,219,380,041 | 101.149 |
| 2005 | 3,298,026,087 | 3,260,150,032 | 101.162 |
| 2006 | 3,340,199,243 | 3,301,216,976 | 101.181 |
| 2007 | 3,383,117,609 | 3,342,830,936 | 101.205 |
| 2008 | 3,426,553,494 | 3,385,043,778 | 101.226 |
| 2009 | 3,470,393,479 | 3,427,912,430 | 101.239 |
| 2010 | 3,514,408,098 | 3,471,195,007 | 101.245 |
| 2011 | 3,558,591,636 | 3,514,533,789 | 101.254 |
| 2012 | 3,603,431,424 | 3,558,266,498 | 101.269 |
| 2013 | 3,648,401,067 | 3,602,192,303 | 101.283 |
| 2014 | 3,693,112,764 | 3,645,900,655 | 101.295 |
| 2015 | 3,737,402,732 | 3,689,194,805 | 101.307 |
| 2016 | 3,781,091,377 | 3,732,382,861 | 101.305 |
| 2017 | 3,824,259,774 | 3,775,562,630 | 101.290 |
| 2018 | 3,866,135,266 | 3,817,654,563 | 101.270 |
| 2019 | 3,906,407,855 | 3,858,543,178 | 101.240 |
| 2020 | 3,943,612,192 | 3,897,340,688 | 101.187 |
| 2021 | 3,976,648,226 | 3,932,646,925 | 101.119 |