Rural population, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Rural population, male was 16.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in El Salvador, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, male in El Salvador is 16.2%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in El Salvador peaked at 27.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2015.
El Salvador ranks 123rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 27.9% | — |
| 1985 | 26.5% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 25.2% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 22.9% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 20.4% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.2% | 26.5% | 27.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.0% | 22.9% | 25.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 18.8% | 20.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.2% | 17.4% | 2 |
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More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in El Salvador?
- Rural population, male in El Salvador was 16.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2015.
- How does El Salvador rank for rural population, male?
- El Salvador ranks 123rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.