Rural population, male in North America
North America: Rural population, male was 9.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in North America, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in North America stood at 9.3%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in North America peaked at 13.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2015.
North America ranks 47th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, male in North America, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.1% | — |
| 1985 | 12.7% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 12.3% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.9% | 12.7% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.4% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 10.1% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.3% | 9.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 44 Myanmar 32.0% compare
- 45 Uzbekistan 31.8% compare
- 46 Yemen 31.6% compare
- 47 Pakistan 31.3% compare
- 48 Guinea 31.1% compare
- 49 Lao People's Democratic Republic 30.4% compare
- 50 Equatorial Guinea 30.2% compare
More gender data for North America
- Labor force, female 90.56 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4331 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.96 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 83.8% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.95 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.76 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 43.9% (2025)
- Women of reproductive age 86.08 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in North America?
- Rural population, male in North America was 9.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2015.
- How does North America rank for rural population, male?
- North America ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.