Urban population, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Urban population, male was 17.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 17.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 17.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1980.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.5% | — |
| 1985 | 11.6% | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 12.7% | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 13.6% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.0% | 10.5% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 12.7% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.4% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 16.3% | 17.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 37 Norway 39.9% compare
- 38 United States of America 39.9% compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 39.3% compare
- 40 Spain 39.1% compare
- 41 Libya 39.0% compare
- 42 Peru 39.0% compare
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 38.9% compare
More gender data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Labor force, female 161.66 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1675 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.82 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.8048 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.4579 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.9929 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.3318 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 128.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Urban population, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 17.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1980.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for urban population, male?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.