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A systematic review and meta\u2010analysis were conducted in accordance with the PRISMA 2020 statement. We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, Wanfang, and CNKI for studies on the natural history of HPV infection in males published between January 1, 2003, and March 10, 2025. Meta\u2010analyses were conducted to estimate pooled rates of HPV clearance, persistence, recurrence, progression and transmission. A total of 89 studies involving 68,477 males were included. The overall pooled clearance rate of any HPV in males was 71.04 per 1000 person\u2010months (95% CI: 56.55\u201387.17). Clearance rates varied by anatomical site, with the lowest rate observed in the oral region (38.79 per 1000 person\u2010months, 95% CI: 10.43\u201385.13), followed by the anal (65.14 per 1000 person\u2010months, 95% CI: 49.04\u201383.52) and genital sites (89.40 per 1000 person\u2010months, 95% CI: 66.52\u2013116.99). 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