| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 09 Aug 2024 |
As of 2024, there are 4,103,612,213, or 4,104 million, or 4.10 billion, males in the world, representing 50.28% of the world population. The population of females in the world is estimated at 4,058,360,359, or 4,058 million, or 4.06 billion, representing 49.72% of the world population. The world has 45,251,855, or 45.25 million, more males than females.
The gender ratio in the world in 2024 will be 101.115 males per 100 females. There were more females than males until 1971. In the world, the male-to-female ratio has increased from 99.183 in 1950 to at most 101.415 in 2016. It is now expected that females will outnumber males in 2088 and will further decline to 99.800 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 105.4 boys per 100 girls. With 105.95 boys per 100 girls (0-14 age group), there are 1,037,547,003, or 1,038 million, or 1.038 billion, boys and 979,253,734, or 979 million, girls worldwide. The males to females ratio is at the highest point of 106.628 for the age group 10-14. The men to women ratio is 103.032 for the group aged 15–64 and 80.045 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 | 331,889,290 | 315,450,649 | 105.211 |
| 05-09 | 351,991,008 | 332,121,131 | 105.983 |
| 10-14 | 353,666,705 | 331,681,954 | 106.628 |
| 15-19 | 335,882,344 | 315,258,559 | 106.542 |
| 20-24 | 318,912,554 | 300,510,028 | 106.124 |
| 25-29 | 308,889,350 | 291,429,439 | 105.991 |
| 30-34 | 310,384,416 | 294,303,405 | 105.464 |
| 35-39 | 301,744,799 | 289,424,003 | 104.257 |
| 40-44 | 270,991,535 | 263,180,352 | 102.968 |
| 45-49 | 240,153,677 | 236,696,232 | 101.461 |
| 50-54 | 231,342,779 | 232,097,236 | 99.675 |
| 55-59 | 206,686,597 | 212,285,997 | 97.362 |
| 60-64 | 170,525,048 | 180,992,722 | 94.217 |
| 65-69 | 138,182,245 | 154,357,035 | 89.521 |
| 70-74 | 103,998,992 | 124,048,996 | 83.837 |
| 75-79 | 65,570,812 | 83,217,973 | 78.794 |
| 80-84 | 37,166,893 | 53,013,079 | 70.109 |
| 85-89 | 18,342,182 | 31,348,041 | 58.511 |
| 90-94 | 6,038,458 | 13,078,243 | 46.172 |
| 95-99 | 1,141,691 | 3,389,124 | 33.687 |
| 100+ | 110,838 | 476,160 | 23.277 |
| Total | 4,103,612,213 | 4,058,360,358 | 101.115 |
| Year | Male | Female | M per 100 F |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,103,612,213 | 4,058,360,359 | 101.115 |
| 2025 | 4,137,709,238 | 4,093,903,832 | 101.070 |
| 2026 | 4,171,512,568 | 4,129,165,828 | 101.026 |
| 2027 | 4,204,999,496 | 4,164,094,849 | 100.982 |
| 2028 | 4,238,015,806 | 4,198,603,081 | 100.939 |
| 2029 | 4,270,574,319 | 4,232,711,004 | 100.895 |
| 2030 | 4,302,687,257 | 4,266,437,655 | 100.850 |
| 2031 | 4,334,358,482 | 4,299,760,851 | 100.805 |
| 2032 | 4,365,580,539 | 4,332,649,272 | 100.760 |
| 2033 | 4,396,361,209 | 4,365,087,872 | 100.716 |
| 2034 | 4,426,710,530 | 4,397,074,378 | 100.674 |
| 2035 | 4,456,620,747 | 4,428,589,435 | 100.633 |
| 2036 | 4,486,081,535 | 4,459,605,080 | 100.594 |
| 2037 | 4,515,064,589 | 4,490,088,035 | 100.556 |
| 2038 | 4,543,560,280 | 4,520,012,646 | 100.521 |
| 2039 | 4,571,563,496 | 4,549,364,884 | 100.488 |
| 2040 | 4,599,062,438 | 4,578,127,764 | 100.457 |
| 2041 | 4,626,023,106 | 4,606,258,469 | 100.429 |
| 2042 | 4,652,397,522 | 4,633,712,849 | 100.403 |
| 2043 | 4,678,176,728 | 4,660,484,586 | 100.380 |
| 2044 | 4,703,330,156 | 4,686,543,537 | 100.358 |
| 2045 | 4,727,802,456 | 4,711,837,212 | 100.339 |
| 2046 | 4,751,556,393 | 4,736,333,211 | 100.321 |
| 2047 | 4,774,546,918 | 4,759,999,060 | 100.306 |
| 2048 | 4,796,728,547 | 4,782,807,496 | 100.291 |
| 2049 | 4,818,079,003 | 4,804,745,026 | 100.278 |
| 2050 | 4,838,576,775 | 4,825,801,812 | 100.265 |
| 2051 | 4,858,213,213 | 4,845,979,091 | 100.252 |
| 2052 | 4,876,986,986 | 4,865,277,530 | 100.241 |
| 2053 | 4,894,904,170 | 4,883,710,444 | 100.229 |
| 2054 | 4,911,968,637 | 4,901,283,022 | 100.218 |
| 2055 | 4,928,220,660 | 4,918,016,911 | 100.207 |
| 2056 | 4,943,719,115 | 4,933,961,277 | 100.198 |
| 2057 | 4,958,494,956 | 4,949,142,237 | 100.189 |
| 2058 | 4,972,574,431 | 4,963,589,947 | 100.181 |
| 2059 | 4,985,993,747 | 4,977,343,336 | 100.174 |
| 2060 | 4,998,790,823 | 4,990,441,469 | 100.167 |
| 2061 | 5,010,996,541 | 5,002,919,672 | 100.161 |
| 2062 | 5,022,657,003 | 5,014,809,596 | 100.156 |
| 2063 | 5,033,800,785 | 5,026,149,251 | 100.152 |
| 2064 | 5,044,442,332 | 5,036,960,404 | 100.149 |
| 2065 | 5,054,590,571 | 5,047,258,990 | 100.145 |
| 2066 | 5,064,252,155 | 5,057,064,953 | 100.142 |
| 2067 | 5,073,424,198 | 5,066,384,162 | 100.139 |
| 2068 | 5,082,095,714 | 5,075,206,226 | 100.136 |
| 2069 | 5,090,257,808 | 5,083,524,327 | 100.132 |
| 2070 | 5,097,898,286 | 5,091,343,673 | 100.129 |
| 2071 | 5,105,013,793 | 5,098,667,776 | 100.124 |
| 2072 | 5,111,582,106 | 5,105,473,063 | 100.120 |
| 2073 | 5,117,587,792 | 5,111,740,032 | 100.114 |
| 2074 | 5,123,025,349 | 5,117,459,707 | 100.109 |
| 2075 | 5,127,880,997 | 5,122,615,435 | 100.103 |
| 2076 | 5,132,144,793 | 5,127,206,639 | 100.096 |
| 2077 | 5,135,815,457 | 5,131,229,565 | 100.089 |
| 2078 | 5,138,885,059 | 5,134,671,264 | 100.082 |
| 2079 | 5,141,354,588 | 5,137,532,885 | 100.074 |
| 2080 | 5,143,248,775 | 5,139,829,254 | 100.067 |
| 2081 | 5,144,581,931 | 5,141,579,804 | 100.058 |
| 2082 | 5,145,387,430 | 5,142,817,620 | 100.050 |
| 2083 | 5,145,686,851 | 5,143,560,473 | 100.041 |
| 2084 | 5,145,488,997 | 5,143,826,247 | 100.032 |
| 2085 | 5,144,814,890 | 5,143,641,708 | 100.023 |
| 2086 | 5,143,681,310 | 5,143,027,050 | 100.013 |
| 2087 | 5,142,107,534 | 5,142,003,839 | 100.002 |
| 2088 | 5,140,115,266 | 5,140,589,306 | 99.991 |
| 2089 | 5,137,712,497 | 5,138,805,783 | 99.979 |
| 2090 | 5,134,903,502 | 5,136,661,569 | 99.966 |
| 2091 | 5,131,697,350 | 5,134,164,363 | 99.952 |
| 2092 | 5,128,089,796 | 5,131,318,579 | 99.937 |
| 2093 | 5,124,075,021 | 5,128,109,737 | 99.921 |
| 2094 | 5,119,654,276 | 5,124,531,561 | 99.905 |
| 2095 | 5,114,828,249 | 5,120,575,351 | 99.888 |
| 2096 | 5,109,607,029 | 5,116,243,844 | 99.870 |
| 2097 | 5,104,004,280 | 5,111,545,031 | 99.852 |
| 2098 | 5,098,021,071 | 5,106,468,792 | 99.835 |
| 2099 | 5,091,674,026 | 5,101,015,040 | 99.817 |
| 2100 | 5,084,974,935 | 5,095,185,817 | 99.800 |
| Year | Male | Female | M per 100 F |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,241,431,646 | 1,251,661,202 | 99.183 |
| 1951 | 1,263,362,496 | 1,273,564,539 | 99.199 |
| 1952 | 1,287,092,948 | 1,296,993,391 | 99.237 |
| 1953 | 1,312,354,748 | 1,321,751,488 | 99.289 |
| 1954 | 1,338,531,144 | 1,347,363,715 | 99.344 |
| 1955 | 1,365,978,617 | 1,374,235,175 | 99.399 |
| 1956 | 1,393,816,218 | 1,401,593,776 | 99.445 |
| 1957 | 1,422,613,719 | 1,430,004,617 | 99.483 |
| 1958 | 1,452,095,718 | 1,459,153,952 | 99.516 |
| 1959 | 1,479,588,664 | 1,486,361,688 | 99.544 |
| 1960 | 1,504,457,101 | 1,511,013,793 | 99.566 |
| 1961 | 1,529,294,813 | 1,535,574,861 | 99.591 |
| 1962 | 1,558,850,169 | 1,564,524,146 | 99.637 |
| 1963 | 1,594,017,203 | 1,598,790,624 | 99.701 |
| 1964 | 1,630,340,393 | 1,634,146,947 | 99.767 |
| 1965 | 1,665,744,687 | 1,668,789,017 | 99.818 |
| 1966 | 1,700,736,986 | 1,703,304,139 | 99.849 |
| 1967 | 1,735,617,543 | 1,737,795,337 | 99.875 |
| 1968 | 1,771,695,374 | 1,773,491,877 | 99.899 |
| 1969 | 1,809,130,850 | 1,810,360,729 | 99.932 |
| 1970 | 1,847,018,782 | 1,847,665,011 | 99.965 |
| 1971 | 1,884,860,262 | 1,884,987,603 | 99.993 |
| 1972 | 1,922,849,521 | 1,922,068,158 | 100.041 |
| 1973 | 1,961,395,016 | 1,959,410,026 | 100.101 |
| 1974 | 1,999,750,667 | 1,996,665,430 | 100.155 |
| 1975 | 2,037,387,508 | 2,033,347,769 | 100.199 |
| 1976 | 2,074,547,779 | 2,069,698,599 | 100.234 |
| 1977 | 2,111,747,540 | 2,106,116,256 | 100.267 |
| 1978 | 2,149,212,447 | 2,142,885,054 | 100.295 |
| 1979 | 2,187,840,056 | 2,180,699,472 | 100.327 |
| 1980 | 2,227,983,052 | 2,219,623,184 | 100.377 |
| 1981 | 2,269,261,549 | 2,259,515,757 | 100.431 |
| 1982 | 2,311,808,998 | 2,300,864,424 | 100.476 |
| 1983 | 2,354,687,081 | 2,342,640,493 | 100.514 |
| 1984 | 2,397,608,678 | 2,384,566,841 | 100.547 |
| 1985 | 2,441,487,197 | 2,427,456,268 | 100.578 |
| 1986 | 2,486,672,590 | 2,471,400,248 | 100.618 |
| 1987 | 2,533,270,659 | 2,516,475,738 | 100.667 |
| 1988 | 2,580,078,996 | 2,561,913,546 | 100.709 |
| 1989 | 2,627,004,888 | 2,607,426,843 | 100.751 |
| 1990 | 2,674,705,195 | 2,653,097,914 | 100.814 |
| 1991 | 2,721,137,004 | 2,697,598,888 | 100.873 |
| 1992 | 2,765,446,678 | 2,740,543,138 | 100.909 |
| 1993 | 2,809,183,879 | 2,782,360,918 | 100.964 |
| 1994 | 2,851,674,890 | 2,823,876,365 | 100.984 |
| 1995 | 2,893,335,631 | 2,865,543,351 | 100.970 |
| 1996 | 2,935,092,391 | 2,906,963,342 | 100.968 |
| 1997 | 2,976,690,524 | 2,948,097,292 | 100.970 |
| 1998 | 3,018,501,068 | 2,988,565,621 | 101.002 |
| 1999 | 3,060,197,672 | 3,028,808,668 | 101.036 |
| 2000 | 3,102,257,632 | 3,069,445,361 | 101.069 |
| 2001 | 3,144,578,561 | 3,110,357,899 | 101.100 |
| 2002 | 3,186,517,565 | 3,151,212,777 | 101.120 |
| 2003 | 3,228,410,551 | 3,191,951,083 | 101.142 |
| 2004 | 3,270,593,566 | 3,232,784,206 | 101.170 |
| 2005 | 3,312,999,771 | 3,273,970,360 | 101.192 |
| 2006 | 3,355,912,870 | 3,315,539,146 | 101.218 |
| 2007 | 3,399,561,275 | 3,357,747,507 | 101.245 |
| 2008 | 3,443,714,294 | 3,400,743,368 | 101.264 |
| 2009 | 3,488,236,557 | 3,444,529,859 | 101.269 |
| 2010 | 3,533,138,552 | 3,488,593,596 | 101.277 |
| 2011 | 3,578,458,658 | 3,532,465,107 | 101.302 |
| 2012 | 3,624,479,736 | 3,576,722,749 | 101.335 |
| 2013 | 3,670,601,318 | 3,621,192,267 | 101.364 |
| 2014 | 3,716,191,376 | 3,665,424,868 | 101.385 |
| 2015 | 3,761,327,208 | 3,709,164,663 | 101.406 |
| 2016 | 3,805,832,191 | 3,752,722,335 | 101.415 |
| 2017 | 3,849,385,502 | 3,796,232,452 | 101.400 |
| 2018 | 3,891,359,095 | 3,838,543,685 | 101.376 |
| 2019 | 3,931,909,063 | 3,879,384,636 | 101.354 |
| 2020 | 3,969,229,013 | 3,917,772,279 | 101.313 |
| 2021 | 4,002,148,176 | 3,952,300,215 | 101.261 |
| 2022 | 4,035,007,924 | 3,986,399,268 | 101.219 |
| 2023 | 4,069,351,928 | 4,022,383,002 | 101.168 |