Urban population, male in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Urban population, male was 19.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Lower middle income, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, male in Lower middle income stood at 19.3%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Lower middle income peaked at 19.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1980.
Lower middle income ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.0% | — |
| 1985 | 13.9% | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 14.7% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.5% | 13.0% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 16.1% | 17.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 18.1% | 19.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40.6% compare
- 35 Bahamas 40.3% compare
- 36 Canada 40.3% compare
- 37 Norway 39.9% compare
- 38 United States of America 39.9% compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 39.3% compare
- 40 Spain 39.1% compare
More gender data for Lower middle income
- Labor force, female 401.20 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1362 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 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 20.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 122.0% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.04 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.09 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.1% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 42.8% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Lower middle income?
- Urban population, male in Lower middle income was 19.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1980.
- How does Lower middle income rank for urban population, male?
- Lower middle income ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.