Rural population, male in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Rural population, male was 10.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 10.4%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 18.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2015.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 43rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.5% | — |
| 1985 | 16.8% | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 15.3% | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.6% | 16.8% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 13.9% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 11.9% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.4% | 11.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 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
- 45 Uzbekistan 31.8% compare
- 46 Yemen 31.6% compare
More gender data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Labor force, female 136.62 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.205 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.64 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 135.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.32 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.51 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 29.4% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 25.5% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Rural population, male in Latin America & Caribbean 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?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2015.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for rural population, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- 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 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.