The 11 countries with the highest male population list is, surprisingly or not, dominated by countries from Asia. Males have been regarded as better than females since time immemorial. While this stereotype has influenced history and culture for centuries, it seems that this false belief is finally coming to an end. We are starting to learn that while men and women are different, they are definitely equal.
Unfortunately, centuries of believing in male superiority has resulted in people wanting male children rather than female ones. This led to many people resorting to either aborting baby girls or infanticide. While this practice has decreased significantly, it has managed to create the world where, even though the odds of being born a boy or a girl are 50/50, there are 102 boys for every 100 girls.
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In order to determine the countries with the highest male population, we decided that simply focusing on the countries with the most males would not be an accurate representation, since that would almost certainly be made up of countries with the highest overall population. Hence, we decided to rank countries according to their male population as well as the ratio of male population to female. This has led to the list being dominated by countries from Asia, where women still don’t have equal rights and thus, have led to a population where having a male baby is still preferred over a female one. Some countries featured in the 11 countries with the highest Shia population make this list as well. We obtained data from Geohive.com, which in turn obtained the data from various reputable organizations such as the United Nations Statistics Division and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Using two criteria helps us cancel out the inherent biases present in any criteria, thus creating rankings that are more accurate. It is interesting to note that because of this measure, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates with the highest male-female ratios of 311 and 228 boys for every 100 girls respectively, fail to make the list due to their overall low populations. Otherwise, it is safe to assume that Arab countries would make up the bulk of this list.
11. Sudan
Total male population: 21,942,731
Ranking according to total male population: 30
Number of males per every 100 females: 102
Ranking according to male-female ratio: 30
Overall score: 30
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10. Egypt
Total male population: 40,733,602
Ranking according to total male population: 15
Number of males per every 100 females: 101
Ranking according to male-female ratio: 41
Overall score: 28
9. Philippines
Total male population: 46,783,748
Ranking according to total male population: 12
Number of males per every 100 females: 101
Ranking according to male-female ratio: 41
Overall score: 26.5
7. Saudi Arabia
Total male population: 15,196,132
Ranking according to total male population: 41
Number of males per every 100 females: 124
Ranking according to male-female ratio: 6
Overall score: 23.5
7. Afghanistan
Total male population: 31,411,743
Ranking according to total male population: 38
Number of males per every 100 females: 107
Ranking according to male-female ratio: 9
Overall score: 23.5
6. Iran
Total male population: 37,541,222
Ranking according to total male population: 17
Number of males per every 100 females: 103
Ranking according to male-female ratio: 22
Overall score: 19.5
5. Bangladesh
Total male population: 75,308,800
Ranking according to total male population: 8
Number of males per every 100 females: 103
Ranking according to male-female ratio: 22
Overall score: 15
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4. Nigeria
Total male population: 80,201,003
Ranking according to total male population: 7
Number of males per every 100 females: 103
Ranking according to male-female ratio: 22
Overall score: 14.5
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3. Pakistan
Total male population: 88,236,978
Ranking according to total male population: 6
Number of males per every 100 females: 103
Ranking according to male-female ratio: 22
Overall score: 14
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2. India
Total male population: 632,546,781
Ranking according to total male population: 2
Number of males per every 100 females: 107
Ranking according to male-female ratio: 9
Overall score: 5.5
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1. China
Total male population: 632,546,781
Ranking according to total male population: 1
Number of males per every 100 females: 108
Ranking according to male-female ratio: 8
Overall score: 4.5
Unsurprisingly, China, with the largest population in the world, also is the country with the highest male population. With nearly 700 million males in the country, the male population of China is more than twice the total population of any country except for India. China’s government had enacted a one child policy decades ago in an attempt to manage the population growth and stop the uncontrollable increase. This meant that each couple in China was only legally allowed to have just one child. With the lack of options present, Chinese couples often decided to abort female babies in order to ensure that their only child would be a male. This in turn led to a significantly high male to female population ratio.
