Rural population, male in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Rural population, male was 10.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Dominican Republic, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Dominican Republic stood at 10.7%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 24.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2015.
That places Dominican Republic 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, male in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.7% | — |
| 1985 | 23.7% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 23.2% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 22.1% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.2% | 23.7% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 22.1% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 16.8% | 20.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.7% | 13.3% | 2 |
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More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,035 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,035 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Dominican Republic?
- Rural population, male in Dominican Republic was 10.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2015.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for rural population, male?
- Dominican Republic ranks 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.