Urban population, male in India
India: Urban population, male was 17.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in India, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
India recorded 17.3% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in India peaked at 17.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1980.
That places India 153rd out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male in India, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.2% | — |
| 1985 | 12.9% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 13.5% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 12.2% | 12.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 13.5% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 14.6% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.3% | 17.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
- 150 Bangladesh 18.0% compare
- 151 Uzbekistan 17.9% compare
- 152 Grenada 17.8% compare
- 154 Madagascar 17.2% compare
- 155 Zimbabwe 16.9% compare
- 156 Kyrgyzstan 16.9% compare
More gender data for India
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 10.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in India?
- Urban population, male in India was 17.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1980.
- How does India rank for urban population, male?
- India ranks 153rd out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.