Which has higher rural population, male, United Arab Emirates or United States?

United Arab Emirates, at 9.9% against 9.3% in United States as of 2015.

What is the difference in rural population, male between United Arab Emirates and United States?

0.6%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and United States?

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.

United Arab Emirates vs United States: Rural population, male

United Arab Emirates

9.9%

in 2015

United States

9.3%

in 2015

United Arab Emirates rank

158th

United States rank

161st

Rural population, male over time

United Arab Emirates
United States

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 9.9% against 9.3% in United States, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

United Arab Emirates ranks 158th and United States ranks 161st of 193 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United Arab Emirates	United States	Difference	Ahead
1980s	13.0%	13.0%	0.1%	United Arab Emirates
1990s	13.8%	11.9%	1.9%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	12.5%	10.3%	2.2%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	10.5%	9.5%	1.0%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, United Arab Emirates or United States?: United Arab Emirates, at 9.9% against 9.3% in United States as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between United Arab Emirates and United States?: 0.6%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and United States?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do United Arab Emirates and United States rank globally for rural population, male?: United Arab Emirates ranks 158th and United States ranks 161st 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.