Rural population, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Rural population, male was 32.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 32.4% for rural population, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 39.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2015.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Rural population, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.2% | — |
| 1985 | 38.1% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 37.0% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 36.1% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 35.4% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.7% | 38.1% | 39.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.6% | 36.1% | 37.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 34.6% | 35.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 32.4% | 33.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 6 Malawi 41.7% compare
- 7 Niger 41.0% compare
- 8 South Sudan 40.5% compare
- 9 Ethiopia 40.4% compare
- 10 Micronesia, Federated States of 40.0% compare
- 11 Saint Lucia 39.8% compare
- 12 Sri Lanka 39.7% compare
More gender data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Labor force, female 161.66 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1675 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.82 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.8048 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.4579 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.9929 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.3318 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 128.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Rural population, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 32.4% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2015.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for rural population, male?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.