Which has higher urban population, male, Latin America & Caribbean or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 59.6% against 38.8% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2015.

What is the difference in urban population, male between Latin America & Caribbean and United Arab Emirates?

20.8%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and United Arab Emirates?

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 Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latin America & Caribbean vs United Arab Emirates: Urban population, male

Latin America & Caribbean

38.8%

in 2015

United Arab Emirates

59.6%

in 2015

Latin America & Caribbean rank

5th

United Arab Emirates rank

2nd

Urban population, male over time

Latin America & Caribbean
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 59.6% against 38.8% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 20.8%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

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

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1980s	32.2%	54.2%	22.0%	United Arab Emirates
1990s	35.0%	52.2%	17.3%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	37.0%	55.3%	18.3%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	38.5%	59.6%	21.1%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, male, Latin America & Caribbean or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 59.6% against 38.8% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, male between Latin America & Caribbean and United Arab Emirates?: 20.8%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and United Arab Emirates?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and United Arab Emirates rank globally for urban population, male?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban 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 urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.