Urban population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Urban population, male was 27.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 27.1%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 27.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1980.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.0% | — |
| 1985 | 12.6% | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 14.5% | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.8% | 11.0% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 14.5% | 16.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 18.6% | 21.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 24.3% | 27.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 16 Israel 45.6% compare
- 17 Japan 45.5% compare
- 18 Puerto Rico 44.9% compare
- 19 Netherlands 44.9% compare
- 20 Luxembourg 44.7% compare
- 21 Lebanon 44.6% compare
- 22 Argentina 44.6% compare
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 509.13 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2375 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3756 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 31.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.4% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.88 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.37 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 11.0% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 23.8% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Urban population, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 27.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1980.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for urban population, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.