Urban population, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Urban population, male was 38.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 38.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 38.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1980.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Urban population, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.3% | — |
| 1985 | 32.9% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 34.4% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 35.4% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.1% | 31.3% | 32.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 34.4% | 35.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 36.5% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 38.1% | 38.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More gender data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 128.22 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2046 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.66 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 135.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.29 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.48 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 29.2% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 26.5% (2016)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Urban population, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 38.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1980.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for urban population, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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.