Urban population, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Urban population, male was 31.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in El Salvador, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 31.1% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in El Salvador peaked at 31.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 81st out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21.3% | — |
| 1985 | 22.3% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 23.5% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 25.5% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 27.8% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.8% | 21.3% | 22.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 23.5% | 25.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 27.8% | 29.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 30.1% | 31.1% | 2 |
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More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in El Salvador?
- Urban population, male in El Salvador was 31.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for urban population, male?
- El Salvador ranks 81st out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.