Rural population, male in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Rural population, male was 32.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Pacific island small states, 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 Pacific island small states is 32.7%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Pacific island small states peaked at 37.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2015.
Pacific island small states ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Rural population, male in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 37.3% | — |
| 1985 | 36.9% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 36.0% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 35.2% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 34.5% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.1% | 36.9% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 35.2% | 36.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 33.7% | 34.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 32.7% | 33.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 5 Samoa 41.8% compare
- 6 Malawi 41.7% compare
- 7 Niger 41.0% compare
- 8 South Sudan 40.5% compare
- 9 Ethiopia 40.4% compare
- 10 Micronesia, Federated States of 40.0% compare
- 11 Saint Lucia 39.8% compare
More gender data for Pacific island small states
- Labor force, female 441,281 (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1601 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.6 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 157.2% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.88 years (2007)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.88 years (2007)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 10.3% (2025)
- Female migrants 46.1% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Pacific island small states?
- Rural population, male in Pacific island small states was 32.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2015.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for rural population, male?
- Pacific island small states ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.