Rural population, male in Middle income
Middle income: Rural population, male was 25.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Middle income, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Middle income stood at 25.6%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Middle income peaked at 36.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2015.
Middle income ranks 23rd of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.0% | — |
| 1985 | 34.6% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 33.2% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 30.6% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.3% | 34.6% | 36.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 32.0% | 33.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 28.9% | 30.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 25.6% | 27.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 20 Afghanistan 37.1% compare
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 37.0% compare
- 22 Vanuatu 36.9% compare
- 23 Kenya 36.8% compare
- 24 Tajikistan 36.7% compare
- 25 Lesotho 36.7% compare
- 26 Guyana 36.4% compare
More gender data for Middle income
- Labor force, female 1.06 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1753 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 16.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 118.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.5 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.34 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.3% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 29.4% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Middle income?
- Rural population, male in Middle income was 25.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2015.
- How does Middle income rank for rural population, male?
- Middle income ranks 23rd out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle 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.