Rural population, male in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Rural population, male was 30.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Pre-demographic dividend, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 30.3%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 38.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2015.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.3% | — |
| 1985 | 37.0% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 35.6% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.6% | 37.0% | 38.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 34.7% | 35.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 32.8% | 33.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 30.3% | 31.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More gender data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Labor force, female 197.89 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1746 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 9.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.7767 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.4232 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.935 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.3108 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 129.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Rural population, male in Pre-demographic dividend was 30.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2015.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for rural population, male?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.