Urban population, male in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Urban population, male was 16.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 16.6% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 16.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1980.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 44th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.5% | — |
| 1985 | 11.4% | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.9% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 12.5% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 14.0% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.6% | 16.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 41 Libya 39.0% compare
- 42 Peru 39.0% compare
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 38.9% compare
- 44 Djibouti 38.9% compare
- 45 Costa Rica 38.5% compare
- 46 Mexico 38.3% compare
- 47 Palestine, State of 38.2% compare
More gender data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Labor force, female 141.40 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1792 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 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 9.11 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.57 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.8311 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 1.98 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.6099 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 131.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Urban population, male in Africa Eastern and Southern was 16.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1980.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for urban population, male?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.