Male population aged 15-64 years (working age) (2026)

India leads the world in male population aged 15-64 years (working age) at 524.9K thousands in 2026, followed by China (511.9K thousands) and United States of America (114.9K thousands). Indonesia (99.6K thousands) and Pakistan (78.6K thousands) close out the top 5. Next up, Brazil (73K thousands) and Nigeria (69.9K thousands). Bangladesh (56.4K thousands), Russian Federation (45.1K thousands), and Mexico (43.3K thousands) round out the top ten. The gap across this list is wide — India has 12× the value of Mexico (43.3K thousands). Five of the top ten are in Asia, with three from Southern. Among these countries, Nigeria saw the largest year-over-year change at +3.0%.