Rural population, male (% of total) in Other small states
Other small states: Rural population, male (% of total) was 23.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Other small states, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Other small states stood at 23.2%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Other small states peaked at 26.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2015.
That places Other small states 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male (% of total) in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26.8% | — |
| 1985 | 25.8% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 24.9% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 24.6% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 23.9% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.3% | 25.8% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 24.6% | 24.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 23.9% | 23.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 23.2% | 23.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 27 Comoros 36.1% compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 34.6% compare
- 29 India 34.4% compare
- 30 Barbados 34.4% compare
- 31 East Timor 34.4% compare
- 32 Channel Islands 34.4% compare
- 33 Tanzania 34.3% compare
More gender data for Other small states
- Labor force, female 2.52 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1933 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 8.95 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.26 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.8106 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 1.51 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.663 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 109.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Other small states?
- Rural population, male in Other small states was 23.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2015.
- How does Other small states rank for rural population, male?
- Other small states ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.