Rural population, male in Low income
Low income: Rural population, male was 34.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Low income, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Low income recorded 34.0% for rural population, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Low income peaked at 39.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2015.
Low income ranks 4th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Rural population, male in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.1% | — |
| 1985 | 38.3% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 37.3% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 36.6% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.7% | 38.3% | 39.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 36.6% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 35.6% | 36.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 34.0% | 34.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More gender data for Low income
- Labor force, female 114.97 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1498 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.53 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.6893 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.416 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.7987 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.2992 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 123.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Low income?
- Rural population, male in Low income was 34.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2015.
- How does Low income rank for rural population, male?
- Low income ranks 4th out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.