Urban population, male in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Urban population, male was 30.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Late-demographic dividend, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 30.1% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 30.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1980.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.3% | — |
| 1985 | 17.8% | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 19.4% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 20.9% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.0% | 16.3% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 19.4% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 22.7% | 25.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 27.7% | 30.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More gender data for Late-demographic dividend
- Labor force, female 553.30 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2374 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 12.44 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 102.4% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.63 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.96 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 22.5% (2025)
- Literacy rate, adult female 95.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Late-demographic dividend?
- Urban population, male in Late-demographic dividend was 30.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1980.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for urban population, male?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.