Urban population, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Urban population, male was 29.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Europe & Central Asia (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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 29.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 29.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 1980.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.2% | — |
| 1985 | 25.9% | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 27.2% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 27.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.0% | 24.2% | 25.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 27.2% | 27.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 27.6% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 28.5% | 29.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 13 Hong Kong, China 46.8% compare
- 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
More gender data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 36.28 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1433 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.6952 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 5.97 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 156.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.37 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.4 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 16.9% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 10.5% (2016)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Urban population, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 29.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1980.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for urban population, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.