Rural population, male (% of total) in Colombia
Colombia: Rural population, male (% of total) was 12.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Colombia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Colombia stood at 12.4%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Colombia peaked at 20.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2015.
That places Colombia 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male (% of total) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.2% | — |
| 1985 | 18.3% | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 16.9% | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 15.7% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -5.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 12.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.5%, 58% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 12.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.4%, 72% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.3% | 18.3% | 20.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 15.7% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 14.0% | 14.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.4% | 13.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More gender data for Colombia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,499 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3937 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 45,238 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 45,238 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 339,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 354,522 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 343,649 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 358,222 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 346,714 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Colombia?
- Rural population, male in Colombia was 12.4% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for rural population, male?
- Colombia ranks 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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.