Male population as a percentage of total population fell 0.759% to 49.6% in South Korea in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, male population as a percentage of total population in South Korea reached an all time high of 50.4% in 1966 and an all time low of 49.6% in 2022. When compared to South Korea's main peers, male population as a percentage of total population in China amounted to 51.8%, 48.9% in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 48.4% in Japan and 49.3% in Vietnam in 2022.
South Korea has been ranked 100th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of male population as a percentage of total population, 36 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Male Population (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Cambodia | % | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 51.6% | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | 48.4% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 48.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 51.1% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 44.8% | 44.8% | 44.8% | 44.8% | 44.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.7% | 48.7% | 48.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 48.3% | 48.3% | 48.3% | 48.3% | 48.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 48.8% | 48.7% | 48.7% | 48.7% | 48.6% |
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