Urban population, male in High income
High income: Urban population, male was 39.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in 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 High income stood at 39.1%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in High income peaked at 39.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 1980.
That places High income 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Urban population, male in High income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.1% | — |
| 1985 | 34.9% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 35.7% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 36.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.5% | 34.1% | 34.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 35.7% | 36.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 36.7% | 37.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 38.4% | 39.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near High income
More gender data for High income
- Labor force, female 330.46 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2321 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.2287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.31 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 103.8% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.78 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.98 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 29.3% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 7.2% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in High income?
- Urban population, male in High income was 39.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 1980.
- How does High income rank for urban population, male?
- High income ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.