Rural population, male in Germany
Germany: Rural population, male was 12.6% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Rural population, male in Germany, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Germany stood at 12.6%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Germany peaked at 13.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2015.
That places Germany 139th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.3% | — |
| 1985 | 13.4% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 13.3% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 13.3% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 13.5% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 12.6% | 13.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More gender data for Germany
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 11,292 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9917 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 344,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 363,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 348,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 367,516 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 355,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 374,750 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 376,950 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 397,467 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Germany?
- Rural population, male in Germany was 12.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2015.
- How does Germany rank for rural population, male?
- Germany ranks 139th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.