Rural population, male in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Rural population, male was 30.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Equatorial Guinea, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 30.2% for rural population, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 35.1% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2015.
That places Equatorial Guinea 49th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.4% | — |
| 1985 | 35.1% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 32.6% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 30.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.8% | 34.4% | 35.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.6% | 30.5% | 32.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 30.6% | 30.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 30.2% | 30.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More gender data for Equatorial Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 776.54 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 27,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,693 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,351 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 25,913 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 25,604 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Equatorial Guinea?
- Rural population, male in Equatorial Guinea was 30.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 1985.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2015.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for rural population, male?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.