Rural population, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Rural population, male was 30.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 30.7%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 38.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2015.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.4% | — |
| 1985 | 37.3% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 35.9% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 35.0% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.8% | 37.3% | 38.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.4% | 35.0% | 35.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 33.1% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 30.7% | 32.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 10 Micronesia, Federated States of 40.0% compare
- 11 Saint Lucia 39.8% compare
- 12 Sri Lanka 39.7% compare
- 13 Solomon Islands 39.3% compare
- 14 Cambodia 38.9% compare
- 15 Nepal 38.8% compare
- 16 Eswatini 38.7% compare
More gender data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force, female 247.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.187 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 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 9.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.12 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.5884 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 1.38 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.4268 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 127.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Rural population, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 30.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2015.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for rural population, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.