Rural population, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Rural population, male was 24.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 24.8%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 30.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2015.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.8% | — |
| 1985 | 29.5% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 28.5% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 27.8% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.1% | 29.5% | 30.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 27.8% | 28.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 26.5% | 27.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 24.8% | 25.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More gender data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 43.88 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.0582 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.23 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 163.7% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.68 years (2018)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.14 years (2018)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 13.2% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 15.9% (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Rural population, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 24.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2015.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for rural population, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.