Urban population, male in Brazil
Brazil: Urban population, male was 41.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Brazil, 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 Brazil is 41.6%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Brazil peaked at 41.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1980.
Brazil ranks 31st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Urban population, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.0% | — |
| 1985 | 34.2% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 36.2% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 37.9% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.1% | 32.0% | 34.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 36.2% | 37.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 39.6% | 40.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 41.0% | 41.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 28 Jordan 42.7% compare
- 29 Sweden 42.3% compare
- 30 New Zealand 42.1% compare
- 32 Finland 41.2% compare
- 33 Republic of Korea 41.1% compare
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40.6% compare
More gender data for Brazil
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 38,780 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Brazil?
- Urban population, male in Brazil was 41.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for urban population, male?
- Brazil ranks 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.