Rural population, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Rural population, male was 39.7% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Rural population, male in Sri Lanka, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Sri Lanka stood at 39.7%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 41.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2015.
That places Sri Lanka 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Rural population, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41.2% | — |
| 1985 | 41.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 40.9% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 40.8% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.2% | 41.1% | 41.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 40.8% | 40.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 40.3% | 40.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 39.7% | 39.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 9 Ethiopia 40.4% compare
- 10 Micronesia, Federated States of 40.0% compare
- 11 Saint Lucia 39.8% compare
- 13 Solomon Islands 39.3% compare
- 14 Cambodia 38.9% compare
- 15 Nepal 38.8% compare
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 164,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 158,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 165,089 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Sri Lanka?
- Rural population, male in Sri Lanka was 39.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for rural population, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.