Urban population, male in IBRD only
IBRD only: Urban population, male was 26.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only is 26.8%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in IBRD only peaked at 26.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 1980.
IBRD only ranks 20th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.7% | — |
| 1985 | 18.0% | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 19.4% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.3% | 16.7% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 19.4% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 21.9% | 23.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 25.1% | 26.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 17 Japan 45.5% compare
- 18 Puerto Rico 44.9% compare
- 19 Netherlands 44.9% compare
- 20 Luxembourg 44.7% compare
- 21 Lebanon 44.6% compare
- 22 Argentina 44.6% compare
- 23 Australia 44.2% compare
More gender data for IBRD only
- Labor force, female 909.15 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.6743 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 12.59 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 117.9% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.53 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.12 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 21.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 129.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in IBRD only?
- Urban population, male in IBRD only was 26.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 1980.
- How does IBRD only rank for urban population, male?
- IBRD only ranks 20th out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.