Urban population, male in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Urban population, male was 28.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in East Asia & Pacific, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 28.8% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 28.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1980.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 17th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.2% | — |
| 1985 | 15.6% | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 17.3% | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.9% | 14.2% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 17.3% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 21.0% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 26.4% | 28.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 14 United States Virgin Islands 45.8% compare
- 15 Uruguay 45.7% compare
- 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
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific
- Labor force, female 572.12 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3825 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 23.3 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.51 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 14.6% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 22.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in East Asia & Pacific?
- Urban population, male in East Asia & Pacific was 28.8% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1980.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for urban population, male?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.