Which has higher urban population, male, Lower middle income or United States?

United States, at 39.9% against 19.3% in Lower middle income as of 2015.

What is the difference in urban population, male between Lower middle income and United States?

20.6%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income 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 Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lower middle income vs United States: Urban population, male (% of total)

Lower middle income

19.3%

in 2015

United States

39.9%

in 2015

Lower middle income rank

37th

United States rank

38th

Urban population, male (% of total) over time

Lower middle income
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 39.9% against 19.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 20.6%.

That makes United States's figure about 2.1 times Lower middle income's.

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

Lower middle income ranks 37th and United States ranks 38th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lower middle income	United States	Difference	Ahead
1980s	13.5%	35.7%	22.2%	United States
1990s	15.1%	36.9%	21.9%	United States
2000s	16.6%	38.8%	22.2%	United States
2010s	18.7%	39.7%	21.0%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, male, Lower middle income or United States?: United States, at 39.9% against 19.3% in Lower middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, male between Lower middle income and United States?: 20.6%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and United States?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Lower middle income and United States rank globally for urban population, male?: Lower middle income ranks 37th and United States ranks 38th 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: 30 October 2026

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