Which has higher rural population, male, Central African Republic or Mauritius?

Mauritius, at 29.8% against 29.3% in Central African Republic as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mauritius?

8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Mauritius: Rural population, male

Central African Republic

29.3%

in 2015

Mauritius

29.8%

in 2015

Central African Republic rank

56th

Mauritius rank

53rd

Rural population, male over time

Central African Republic
Mauritius

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 29.8% against 29.3% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 56th and Mauritius ranks 53rd of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
1980s	31.9%	28.7%	3.3%	Central African Republic
1990s	30.7%	28.3%	2.5%	Central African Republic
2000s	30.3%	28.8%	1.6%	Central African Republic
2010s	29.6%	29.7%	0.0%	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Central African Republic or Mauritius?: Mauritius, at 29.8% against 29.3% in Central African Republic as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Central African Republic and Mauritius?: 0.5%, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mauritius?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Central African Republic and Mauritius rank globally for rural population, male?: Central African Republic ranks 56th and Mauritius ranks 53rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population, male (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.