Urban population, male in Mexico
Mexico: Urban population, male was 38.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Mexico, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, male in Mexico is 38.3%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Mexico peaked at 38.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1980.
That places Mexico 46th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Urban population, male in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.6% | — |
| 1985 | 34.0% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 35.1% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 35.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 36.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.3% | 32.6% | 34.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 35.1% | 35.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 35.9% | 36.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 37.5% | 38.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 38.9% compare
- 44 Djibouti 38.9% compare
- 45 Costa Rica 38.5% compare
- 46 Channel Islands 15.3% compare
- 47 Palestine 38.2% compare
- 48 France 38.2% compare
- 49 Greece 38.2% compare
More gender data for Mexico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 30,197 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9402 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.03 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.04 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Mexico?
- Urban population, male in Mexico was 38.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for urban population, male?
- Mexico ranks 46th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.