Rural population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Rural population, male was 24.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 24.1%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 40.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2015.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.1% | — |
| 1985 | 38.4% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 36.6% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 32.4% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.3% | 38.4% | 40.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 34.8% | 36.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 29.6% | 32.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 24.1% | 26.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 509.13 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2375 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3756 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 31.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.4% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.88 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.37 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 11.0% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 23.8% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Rural population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 24.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2015.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for rural population, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.