Urban population, male (% of total) in Belarus
Belarus: Urban population, male (% of total) was 35.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Belarus, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, male in Belarus is 35.4%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Belarus peaked at 35.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 1980.
Belarus ranks 59th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male (% of total) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26.8% | — |
| 1985 | 29.4% | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 31.3% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 32.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 32.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +2.6% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 35.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.9%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 35.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.7%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.1% | 26.8% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 31.3% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 32.9% | 33.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 34.5% | 35.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More gender data for Belarus
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,148 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,539 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,539 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.033 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,508 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 32,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,618 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Belarus?
- Urban population, male in Belarus was 35.4% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 1980.
- How does Belarus rank for urban population, male?
- Belarus ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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.