Rural population, male in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Rural population, male was 22.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in East Asia & Pacific, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 22.1% for rural population, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 36.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2015.
That places East Asia & Pacific 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.8% | — |
| 1985 | 35.3% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 33.6% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.0% | 35.3% | 36.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.8% | 32.0% | 33.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 27.2% | 29.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 22.1% | 24.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 28 Burkina Faso 34.6% compare
- 29 India 34.4% compare
- 30 Barbados 34.4% compare
- 31 Timor-Leste 34.4% compare
- 32 Channel Islands 34.4% compare
- 33 Tanzania, United Republic of 34.3% compare
- 34 Sudan 33.4% compare
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific
- Labor force, female 572.12 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3825 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 23.3 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.51 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 14.6% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 22.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in East Asia & Pacific?
- Rural population, male in East Asia & Pacific was 22.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2015.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for rural population, male?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.