Which has higher urban population, male, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 40.6% against 19.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2015.

What is the difference in urban population, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom?

21.3%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom?

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs United Kingdom: Urban population, male

Sub-Saharan Africa

19.3%

in 2015

United Kingdom

40.6%

in 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

34th

United Kingdom rank

34th

Urban population, male over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 40.6% against 19.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 21.3%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th and United Kingdom ranks 34th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1980s	11.9%	38.0%	26.1%	United Kingdom
1990s	14.3%	37.9%	23.5%	United Kingdom
2000s	16.2%	38.6%	22.3%	United Kingdom
2010s	18.6%	40.2%	21.6%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, male, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 40.6% against 19.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom?: 21.3%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom rank globally for urban population, male?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th and United Kingdom ranks 34th 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.