Rural population, male in Yemen
Yemen: Rural population, male was 31.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Yemen, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Yemen stood at 31.6%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Yemen peaked at 40.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 46th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Rural population, male in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.3% | — |
| 1985 | 39.6% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 38.5% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 37.9% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 36.4% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.9% | 39.6% | 40.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.2% | 37.9% | 38.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 34.9% | 36.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 31.6% | 33.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 43 Kyrgyzstan 32.5% compare
- 44 Myanmar 32.0% compare
- 45 Uzbekistan 31.8% compare
- 47 Pakistan 31.3% compare
- 48 Guinea 31.1% compare
- 49 Lao People's Democratic Republic 30.4% compare
More gender data for Yemen
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,054 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 662,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 697,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 655,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 689,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 643,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 676,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 626,601 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 659,110 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Yemen?
- Rural population, male in Yemen was 31.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for rural population, male?
- Yemen ranks 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.