Urban population, male in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Urban population, male was 21.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Equatorial Guinea, 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 Equatorial Guinea is 21.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 21.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1980.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 135th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.5% | — |
| 1985 | 16.0% | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 18.4% | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.2% | 14.5% | 16.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 18.4% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 20.5% | 20.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.7% | 21.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More gender data for Equatorial Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 776.54 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 27,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,693 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,351 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 25,913 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 25,604 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Equatorial Guinea?
- Urban population, male in Equatorial Guinea was 21.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1980.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for urban population, male?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 135th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.