definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.3%
female: 98.1% (1999 census)
Laos
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 73%
male: 83%
female: 63% (2005 Census)
Latvia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.7% (2000 census)
Lebanon
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 93.1%
female: 82.2% (2003 est.)
Lesotho
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.8%
male: 74.5%
female: 94.5% (2003 est.)
Liberia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.5%
male: 73.3%
female: 41.6% (2003 est.)
Libya
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.6%
male: 92.4%
female: 72% (2003 est.)
Liechtenstein
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%
Lithuania
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.6%
female: 99.6% (2001 census)
Luxembourg
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2000 est.)
Macau
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3%
male: 95.3%
female: 87.8% (2001 census)
Macedonia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: 98.2%
female: 94.1% (2002 census)
Madagascar
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.9%
male: 75.5%
female: 62.5% (2003 est.)
Malawi
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 62.7%
male: 76.1%
female: 49.8% (2003 est.)
Malaysia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.7%
male: 92%
female: 85.4% (2000 census)
Maldives
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.8%
male: 93%
female: 94.7% (2006 Census)
Mali
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.4%
male: 53.5%
female: 39.6% (2003 est.)
Malta
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 91.7%
female: 93.9% (2005 Census)
Marshall Islands
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: 93.7% (1999)
Mauritania
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.2%
male: 59.5%
female: 43.4% (2000 census)
Mauritius
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.4%
male: 88.4%
female: 80.5% (2000 census)
Mayotte
86%
Mexico
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.1%
male: 86.9%
female: 85.3% (2005 Census)
Micronesia, Federated States of
definition: age 15 and over can read
and write
total population: 89%
male: 91%
female: 88% (1980 est.)
Moldova
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.1%
male: 99.7%
female: 98.6% (2005 est.)
Monaco
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
Mongolia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8%
male: 98%
female: 97.5% (2000 census)
Montserrat
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1970 est.)
Morocco
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52.3%
male: 65.7%
female: 39.6% (2004 census)
Mozambique
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47.8%
male: 63.5%
female: 32.7% (2003 est.)
Namibia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85%
male: 86.8%
female: 83.5% (2001 census)
Nauru
NA
Nepal
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.6%
male: 62.7%
female: 34.9% (2001 census)
Netherlands
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
New Caledonia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.8%
female: 95.5% (1996 census)
New Zealand
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
Nicaragua
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.5%
male: 67.2%
female: 67.8% (2003 est.)
Niger
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 28.7%
male: 42.9%
female: 15.1% (2005 est.)
Nigeria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68%
male: 75.7%
female: 60.6% (2003 est.)
Niue
definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA
female: NA
Norfolk Island
NA
Northern Mariana Islands
definition: age 15 and over can read and
write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 96% (1980 est.)
Norway
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%
Oman
definition: NA
total population: 81.4%
male: 86.8%
female: 73.5% (2003 census)
Pakistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 49.9%
male: 63%
female: 36% (2005 est.)
Palau
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92%
male: 93%
female: 90% (1980 est.)
Panama
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.9%
male: 92.5%
female: 91.2% (2000 census)
Papua New Guinea
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.3%
male: 63.4%
female: 50.9% (2000 census)
Paraguay
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94%
male: 94.9%
female: 93% (2003 est.)
Peru
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.9%
male: 96.4%
female: 89.4% (2007 Census)
Philippines
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 92.5%
female: 92.7% (2000 census)
Pitcairn Islands
NA
Poland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
Portugal
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.3% (2003 est.)
Puerto Rico
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 93.9%
female: 94.4% (2002 est.)
Qatar
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 89.1%
female: 88.6% (2004 census)
Romania
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.3%
male: 98.4%
female: 96.3% (2002 census)
Russia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2002 census)
Rwanda
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.4%
male: 76.3%
female: 64.7% (2003 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
definition: age 20 and
over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1987 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended
school
total population: 97.8%
male: NA
female: NA (2003 est.)
Saint Lucia
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 90.1%
male: 89.5%
female: 90.6% (2001 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
definition: age 15 and over can read and
write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1982 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
definition: age 15 and over has
ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: 96% (1970 est.)
Samoa
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.6%
female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
San Marino
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97%
female: 95%
Sao Tome and Principe
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.9%
male: 92.2%
female: 77.9% (2001 census)
Saudi Arabia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.8%
male: 84.7%
female: 70.8% (2003 est.)
Senegal
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 39.3%
male: 51.1%
female: 29.2% (2002 est.)
Serbia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.4%
male: 98.9%
female: 94.1% (2003 census)
note: includes Montenegro
Seychelles
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.8%
male: 91.4%
female: 92.3% (2002 census)
Sierra Leone
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English,
Mende, Temne, or Arabic
total population: 35.1%
male: 46.9%
female: 24.4% (2004 est.)
Singapore
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 96.6%
female: 88.6% (2000 census)
Slovakia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.6% (2004)
Slovenia
definition: NA
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.6%
Solomon Islands
NA
Somalia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.8%
male: 49.7%
female: 25.8% (2001 est.)
South Africa
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 87%
female: 85.7% (2003 est.)
Spain
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.2% (2003 est.)
Sri Lanka
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.7%
male: 92.3%
female: 89.1% (2001 census)
Sudan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.1%
male: 71.8%
female: 50.5% (2003 est.)
Suriname
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.6%
male: 92%
female: 87.2% (2004 census)
Svalbard
NA
Swaziland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.6%
male: 82.6%
female: 80.8% (2003 est.)
Sweden
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
Switzerland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
Syria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.6%
male: 86%
female: 73.6% (2004 census)
Taiwan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: NA
female: NA (2003)
Tajikistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.5%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2000 census)
Tanzania
definition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili
(Swahili), English, or Arabic
total population: 69.4%
male: 77.5%
female: 62.2% (2002 census)
Thailand
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 94.9%
female: 90.5% (2000 census)
Timor-Leste
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58.6%
male: NA
female: NA (2002)
Togo
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 60.9%
male: 75.4%
female: 46.9% (2003 est.)
Tokelau
NA
Tonga
definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English
total population: 98.9%
male: 98.8%
female: 99% (1999 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98% (2003 est.)
Tunisia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.3%
male: 83.4%
female: 65.3% (2004 census)
Turkey
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 95.3%
female: 79.6% (2004 est.)
Turkmenistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.3%
female: 98.3% (1999 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands
definition: age 15 and over has ever
attended school
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1970 est.)
Tuvalu
NA
Uganda
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66.8%
male: 76.8%
female: 57.7% (2002 census)
Ukraine
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2001 census)
United Arab Emirates
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77.9%
male: 76.1%
female: 81.7% (2003 est.)
United Kingdom
definition: age 15 and over has completed five or
more years of schooling
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
United States
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
Uruguay
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 97.6%
female: 98.4% (2003 est.)
Uzbekistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.3%
male: 99.6%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
Vanuatu
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74%
male: NA
female: NA (1999 census)
Venezuela
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 93.3%
female: 92.7% (2001 census)
Vietnam
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.3%
male: 93.9%
female: 86.9% (2002 est.)
Virgin Islands
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90-95% est.
male: NA
female: NA (2005 est.)
Wallis and Futuna
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50%
male: 50%
female: 50% (1969 est.)
West Bank
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.4%
male: 96.7%
female: 88% (2004 est.)
Western Sahara
NA
World
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82%
male: 87%
female: 77%
note: over two-thirds of the world's 785 million illiterate adults
are found in only eight countries (Bangladesh, China, Egypt,
Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Pakistan); of all the
illiterate adults in the world, two-thirds are women; extremely low
literacy rates are concentrated in three regions, the Arab states,
South and West Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa, where around one-third
of the men and half of all women are illiterate (2005 est.)
Yemen
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.2%
male: 70.5%
female: 30% (2003 est.)
Zambia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 80.6%
male: 86.8%
female: 74.8% (2003 est.)
Zimbabwe
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 90.7%
male: 94.2%
female: 87.2% (2003 est.)
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Field Listing :: Manpower available for military service
This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the
military age range for a country (defined as being ages 16-49) and
assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
Country
Manpower available for military service
Afghanistan
males age 16-49: 6,800,888
females age 16-49: 6,413,647 (2010 est.)
Albania
males age 16-49: 947,446
females age 16-49: 910,145 (2010 est.)
Algeria
males age 16-49: 10,113,472
females age 16-49: 9,959,693 (2010 est.)
Andorra
males age 16-49: 22,776 (2010 est.)
Angola
males age 16-49: 2,991,424
females age 16-49: 2,893,898 (2010 est.)
Anguilla
males age 16-49: 3,611 (2010 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda
males age 16-49: 20,909
females age 16-49: 23,815 (2010 est.)
Argentina
males age 16-49: 9,934,765
females age 16-49: 9,868,008 (2010 est.)
Armenia
males age 16-49: 809,293
females age 16-49: 862,679 (2010 est.)
Aruba
males age 16-49: 24,779
females age 16-49: 26,090 (2010 est.)
Australia
males age 16-49: 5,275,667
females age 16-49: 5,082,543 (2010 est.)
Austria
males age 16-49: 1,960,781
females age 16-49: 1,926,134 (2010 est.)
Azerbaijan
males age 16-49: 2,336,611
females age 16-49: 2,329,275 (2010 est.)
Bahamas, The
males age 16-49: 84,903 (2010 est.)
Bahrain
males age 16-49: 208,365
females age 16-49: 174,375 (2010 est.)
Bangladesh
males age 16-49: 36,560,110 (2010 est.)
Barbados
males age 16-49: 74,418
females age 16-49: 74,450 (2010 est.)
Belarus
males age 16-49: 2,435,318
females age 16-49: 2,466,762 (2010 est.)
Belgium
males age 16-49: 2,377,191
females age 16-49: 2,309,941 (2010 est.)
Belize
males age 16-49: 79,088
females age 16-49: 77,147 (2010 est.)
Benin
males age 16-49: 2,023,449
females age 16-49: 1,971,788 (2010 est.)
Bermuda
males age 16-49: 15,217 (2010 est.)
Bhutan
males age 16-49: 198,553
females age 16-49: 176,226 (2010 est.)
Bolivia
males age 16-49: 2,415,712
females age 16-49: 2,482,359 (2010 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
males age 16-49: 1,194,832
females age 16-49: 1,156,698 (2010 est.)
Botswana
males age 16-49: 543,097
females age 16-49: 520,896 (2010 est.)
Brazil
males age 16-49: 52,942,805
females age 16-49: 53,038,688 (2010 est.)
British Virgin Islands
males age 16-49: 7,230 (2010 est.)
Brunei
males age 16-49: 111,166
females age 16-49: 115,071 (2010 est.)
Bulgaria
males age 16-49: 1,660,930
females age 16-49: 1,646,170 (2010 est.)
Burkina Faso
males age 16-49: 3,608,963 (2010 est.)
Burma
males age 16-49: 14,558,921
females age 16-49: 14,539,703 (2010 est.)
Burundi
males age 16-49: 2,099,541
females age 16-49: 2,118,918 (2010 est.)
Cambodia
males age 16-49: 3,980,995
females age 16-49: 3,970,244 (2010 est.)
Cameroon
males age 16-49: 4,553,576
females age 16-49: 4,443,217 (2010 est.)
Canada
males age 16-49: 8,051,656
females age 16-49: 7,780,644 (2010 est.)
Cape Verde
males age 16-49: 128,858
females age 16-49: 133,581 (2010 est.)
Cayman Islands
males age 16-49: 12,108 (2010 est.)
Central African Republic
males age 16-49: 1,121,548
females age 16-49: 1,118,432 (2010 est.)
Chad
males age 16-49: 2,025,929
females age 16-49: 2,377,898 (2010 est.)
Chile
males age 16-49: 4,301,900
females age 16-49: 4,232,956 (2010 est.)
China
males age 16-49: 381,747,145
females age 16-49: 360,385,629 (2010 est.)
Colombia
males age 16-49: 11,556,939
females age 16-49: 11,609,122 (2010 est.)
Comoros
males age 16-49: 178,670
females age 16-49: 177,811 (2010 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
males age 16-49: 15,192,858 (2010
est.)
Congo, Republic of the
males age 16-49: 898,850
females age 16-49: 886,063 (2010 est.)
Costa Rica
males age 16-49: 1,241,183
females age 16-49: 1,217,037 (2010 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
males age 16-49: 5,094,762
females age 16-49: 4,895,446 (2010 est.)
Croatia
males age 16-49: 1,021,904
females age 16-49: 1,023,465 (2010 est.)
Cuba
males age 16-49: 3,078,049
females age 16-49: 3,004,713 (2010 est.)
Cyprus
Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG):
males age 16-49: 322,807
females age 16-49: 284,386 (2010 est.)
Czech Republic
males age 16-49: 2,517,268
females age 16-49: 2,418,163 (2010 est.)
Denmark
males age 16-49: 1,235,947
females age 16-49: 1,221,386 (2010 est.)
Djibouti
males age 16-49: 165,000
females age 16-49: 213,894 (2010 est.)
Dominica
males age 16-49: 18,975 (2010 est.)
Dominican Republic
males age 16-49: 2,514,160
females age 16-49: 2,395,804 (2010 est.)
Ecuador
males age 16-49: 3,662,176
females age 16-49: 3,781,102 (2010 est.)
Egypt
males age 16-49: 20,619,887
females age 16-49: 19,785,004 (2010 est.)
El Salvador
males age 16-49: 1,426,142
females age 16-49: 1,590,778 (2010 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
males age 16-49: 146,241
females age 16-49: 146,138 (2010 est.)
Eritrea
males age 16-49: 1,307,012
females age 16-49: 1,319,682 (2010 est.)
Estonia
males age 16-49: 297,096
females age 16-49: 308,229 (2010 est.)
Ethiopia
males age 16-49: 18,485,269
females age 16-49: 19,145,307 (2010 est.)
Faroe Islands
males age 16-49: 11,788 (2010 est.)
Fiji
males age 16-49: 248,020
females age 16-49: 243,468 (2010 est.)
Finland
males age 16-49: 1,160,812
females age 16-49: 1,111,743 (2010 est.)
France
males age 16-49: 14,591,656
females age 16-49: 14,285,551 (2010 est.)
French Polynesia
males age 16-49: 81,794 (2010 est.)
Gabon
males age 16-49: 344,147
females age 16-49: 345,292 (2010 est.)
Gambia, The
males age 16-49: 402,073
females age 16-49: 406,100 (2010 est.)
Gaza Strip
males age 16-49: 372,843 (2010 est.)
Georgia
males age 16-49: 1,094,390
females age 16-49: 1,140,758 (2010 est.)
Germany
males age 16-49: 19,195,804
females age 16-49: 18,159,851 (2010 est.)
Ghana
males age 16-49: 6,126,707
females age 16-49: 6,058,958 (2010 est.)
Gibraltar
males age 16-49: 6,949 (2010 est.)
Greece
males age 16-49: 2,502,268
females age 16-49: 2,486,171 (2010 est.)
Greenland
males age 16-49: 15,474 (2010 est.)
Grenada
males age 16-49: 27,453 (2010 est.)
Guatemala
males age 16-49: 3,062,027
females age 16-49: 3,266,655 (2010 est.)
Guinea
males age 16-49: 2,292,338
females age 16-49: 2,264,589 (2010 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
males age 16-49: 361,785
females age 16-49: 363,488 (2010 est.)
Guyana
males age 16-49: 189,456 (2010 est.)
Haiti
males age 16-49: 2,283,915
females age 16-49: 2,250,220 (2010 est.)
Honduras
males age 16-49: 1,989,556
females age 16-49: 1,939,462 (2010 est.)
Hong Kong
males age 16-49: 1,729,179
females age 16-49: 1,899,296 (2010 est.)
Hungary
males age 16-49: 2,380,381
females age 16-49: 2,319,142 (2010 est.)
Iceland
males age 16-49: 75,259 (2010 est.)
India
males age 16-49: 313,905,989
females age 16-49: 291,755,100 (2010 est.)
Indonesia
males age 16-49: 65,166,986
females age 16-49: 62,715,534 (2010 est.)
Iran
males age 16-49: 20,763,890
females age 16-49: 20,157,570 (2010 est.)
Iraq
males age 16-49: 7,541,723
females age 16-49: 7,238,553 (2010 est.)
Ireland
males age 16-49: 1,031,985
females age 16-49: 1,030,606 (2010 est.)
Israel
males age 16-49: 1,771,661
females age 16-49: 1,687,698 (2010 est.)
Italy
males age 16-49: 13,705,846
females age 16-49: 12,929,946 (2010 est.)
Jamaica
males age 16-49: 712,627
females age 16-49: 730,845 (2010 est.)
Japan
males age 16-49: 27,461,338
females age 16-49: 26,478,466 (2010 est.)
Jordan
males age 16-49: 1,646,215
females age 16-49: 1,579,268 (2010 est.)
Kazakhstan
males age 16-49: 4,176,999
females age 16-49: 4,202,422 (2010 est.)
Kenya
males age 16-49: 9,525,556
females age 16-49: 9,242,381 (2010 est.)
Kiribati
males age 16-49: 24,734 (2010 est.)
Korea, North
males age 16-49: 6,132,987
females age 16-49: 6,119,405 (2010 est.)
Korea, South
males age 16-49: 13,274,442
females age 16-49: 12,542,699 (2010 est.)
Kuwait
males age 16-49: 1,131,529
females age 16-49: 612,126 (2010 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
males age 16-49: 1,439,750
females age 16-49: 1,455,806 (2010 est.)
Laos
males age 16-49: 1,633,725
females age 16-49: 1,654,235 (2010 est.)
Latvia
males age 16-49: 554,943
females age 16-49: 550,700 (2010 est.)
Lebanon
males age 16-49: 1,075,503
females age 16-49: 1,112,139 (2010 est.)
Lesotho
males age 16-49: 469,509
females age 16-49: 505,707 (2010 est.)
Liberia
males age 16-49: 797,084
females age 16-49: 808,017 (2010 est.)
Libya
males age 16-49: 1,746,512
females age 16-49: 1,683,390 (2010 est.)
Liechtenstein
males age 16-49: 8,041 (2010 est.)
Lithuania
males age 16-49: 900,746
females age 16-49: 887,843 (2010 est.)
Luxembourg
males age 16-49: 117,892
females age 16-49: 116,517 (2010 est.)
Macau
males age 16-49: 150,712 (2010 est.)
Macedonia
males age 16-49: 530,966
females age 16-49: 511,534 (2010 est.)
Madagascar
males age 16-49: 4,745,274
females age 16-49: 4,750,188 (2010 est.)
Malawi
males age 16-49: 3,402,724 (2010 est.)
Malaysia
males age 16-49: 6,692,438
females age 16-49: 6,494,413 (2010 est.)
Maldives
males age 16-49: 158,307
females age 16-49: 97,166 (2010 est.)
Mali
males age 16-49: 2,759,648
females age 16-49: 2,894,776 (2010 est.)
Malta
males age 16-49: 95,899
females age 16-49: 91,412 (2010 est.)
Marshall Islands
males age 16-49: 16,138 (2010 est.)
Mauritania
males age 16-49: 699,028
females age 16-49: 783,108 (2010 est.)
Mauritius
males age 16-49: 343,279 (2010 est.)
Mexico
males age 16-49: 28,475,126
females age 16-49: 30,048,077 (2010 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of
males age 16-49: 26,687 (2010 est.)
Moldova
males age 16-49: 1,150,585
females age 16-49: 1,168,169 (2010 est.)
Monaco
males age 16-49: 5,814 (2010 est.)
Mongolia
males age 16-49: 887,059
females age 16-49: 880,788 (2010 est.)
Montserrat
males age 16-49: 1,339 (2010 est.)
Morocco
males age 16-49: 8,167,760
females age 16-49: 8,599,418 (2010 est.)
Mozambique
males age 16-49: 4,787,832 (2010 est.)
Namibia
males age 16-49: 554,531 (2010 est.)
Nauru
males age 16-49: 3,682 (2010 est.)
Nepal
males age 16-49: 6,699,614
females age 16-49: 7,388,240 (2010 est.)
Netherlands
males age 16-49: 3,927,311
females age 16-49: 3,831,110 (2010 est.)
New Caledonia
males age 16-49: 59,612 (2010 est.)
New Zealand
males age 16-49: 1,017,575
females age 16-49: 1,003,087 (2010 est.)
Nicaragua
males age 16-49: 1,605,398
females age 16-49: 1,594,270 (2010 est.)