Rural population, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Rural population, male was 17.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 17.3% for rural population, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 20.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2015.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.1% | — |
| 1985 | 18.9% | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 18.1% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.5% | 18.9% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.8% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 17.3% | 17.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More gender data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force, female 85.93 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1858 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.1748 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 3.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 133.9% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.44 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.34 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 16.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 127.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Rural population, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 17.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2015.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for rural population, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.