Rural population, male in Uganda
Uganda: Rural population, male was 42.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Uganda, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Uganda stood at 42.1%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Uganda peaked at 46.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 2015.
That places Uganda 4th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Rural population, male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 46.0% | — |
| 1985 | 45.2% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 44.2% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 44.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 43.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 43.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.6% | 45.2% | 46.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.1% | 44.0% | 44.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 43.5% | 43.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 42.1% | 42.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 45.3% compare
- 2 Papua New Guinea 44.0% compare
- 3 Burundi 42.8% compare
- 3 Channel Islands 34.4% compare
- 5 Samoa 41.8% compare
- 6 Malawi 41.7% compare
- 7 Niger 41.0% compare
More gender data for Uganda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 23,854 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 827,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 796,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 813,694 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Uganda?
- Rural population, male in Uganda was 42.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 2015.
- How does Uganda rank for rural population, male?
- Uganda ranks 4th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.