Rural population, male in Euro area
Euro area: Rural population, male was 12.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Euro area, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Euro area stood at 12.2%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Euro area peaked at 15.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2015.
That places Euro area 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, male in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.1% | — |
| 1985 | 14.8% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 14.4% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.0% | 14.8% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 14.1% | 14.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 13.3% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.2% | 12.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 37 Mozambique 32.8% compare
- 38 Grenada 32.7% compare
- 39 Madagascar 32.6% compare
- 40 Zimbabwe 32.6% compare
- 41 Bangladesh 32.6% compare
- 42 Bhutan 32.5% compare
- 43 Kyrgyzstan 32.5% compare
More gender data for Euro area
- Labor force, female 81.83 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2281 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.0473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 28.76 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.0959 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1756 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 97.9% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 17.23 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.65 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Euro area?
- Rural population, male in Euro area was 12.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2015.
- How does Euro area rank for rural population, male?
- Euro area ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.