Urban population, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Urban population, male was 38.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 38.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 38.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1980.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Urban population, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.3% | — |
| 1985 | 32.9% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 34.3% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 35.4% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 38.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.1% | 31.3% | 32.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.8% | 34.3% | 35.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 36.5% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 38.1% | 38.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More gender data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force, female 134.02 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2057 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.55 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 136.0% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.52 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 30.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 137.6% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Urban population, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 38.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1980.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for urban population, male?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.