Male population aged 15-24 years (2026)

With 133.7K thousands in 2026, India leads the world in male population aged 15-24 years, followed by China (88.8K thousands) and Pakistan (26.6K thousands). The top 5 is rounded off by Nigeria (26.2K thousands) and United States of America (23.8K thousands). Further down, Indonesia (23.6K thousands) and Bangladesh (16.6K thousands) hold the next two spots. Brazil (15.1K thousands), Ethiopia (14.7K thousands), and Philippines (11.3K thousands) round out the top ten. At the extremes, India is 12× as high as Philippines (11.3K thousands). Six of the top ten are in Asia, with three from Southern. Among these countries, Nigeria saw the largest year-over-year change at +3.4%.