Rural population, male in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Rural population, male was 33.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 33.1%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 39.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2015.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Rural population, male in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.0% | — |
| 1985 | 38.2% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 37.0% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 36.1% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 35.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.6% | 38.2% | 39.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.6% | 36.1% | 37.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 34.9% | 35.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 33.1% | 34.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More gender data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Labor force, female 141.40 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1792 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 9.11 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.57 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.8311 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 1.98 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.6099 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 131.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Rural population, male in Africa Eastern and Southern was 33.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2015.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for rural population, male?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.