Rural population, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Rural population, male was 10.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 10.4% for rural population, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 18.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2015.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.6% | — |
| 1985 | 16.9% | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 15.4% | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.8% | 16.9% | 18.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.7% | 14.0% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.9% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.4% | 11.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 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
- 44 Myanmar 32.0% compare
More gender data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 128.22 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2046 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.66 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 135.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.29 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.48 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 29.2% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 26.5% (2016)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Rural population, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 10.4% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2015.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for rural population, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.