Rural population, male in OECD members
OECD members: Rural population, male was 10.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 10.0%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in OECD members peaked at 14.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2015.
That places OECD members 44th out of 46 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, male in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.9% | — |
| 1985 | 14.2% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 13.5% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 12.8% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.6% | 14.2% | 14.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 12.8% | 13.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.3% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 10.0% | 10.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More gender data for OECD members
- Labor force, female 318.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2268 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4583 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 8.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 102.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.63 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.02 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 36.1% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 8.1% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in OECD members?
- Rural population, male in OECD members was 10.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2015.
- How does OECD members rank for rural population, male?
- OECD members ranks 44th out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.