Rural population, male (% of total) in Armenia
Armenia: Rural population, male (% of total) was 19.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Rural population, male in Armenia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Armenia stood at 19.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Armenia peaked at 19.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1990.
Armenia ranks 105th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male (% of total) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.0% | — |
| 1985 | 16.6% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 16.3% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +2.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 19.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.5%, 91% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 19.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.8% | 16.6% | 17.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 16.3% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 17.2% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 19.3% | 19.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More gender data for Armenia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 493.98 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,357 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,357 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2665 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,646 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 17,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 18,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,673 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Armenia?
- Rural population, male in Armenia was 19.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1990.
- How does Armenia rank for rural population, male?
- Armenia ranks 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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.