Urban population, male in IDA blend
IDA blend: Urban population, male was 21.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in IDA blend, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, male in IDA blend stood at 21.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in IDA blend peaked at 21.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 1980.
That places IDA blend 30th out of 46 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.7% | — |
| 1985 | 14.8% | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 15.9% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 16.8% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 13.7% | 14.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 15.9% | 16.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 17.6% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 20.0% | 21.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More gender data for IDA blend
- Labor force, female 110.95 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1609 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 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 21.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 130.6% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 8.56 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 9.46 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 16.4% (2025)
- Literacy rate, adult female 61.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in IDA blend?
- Urban population, male in IDA blend was 21.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 1980.
- How does IDA blend rank for urban population, male?
- IDA blend ranks 30th out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.