Urban population, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Urban population, male was 25.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 25.9%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 25.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 1980.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.3% | — |
| 1985 | 21.5% | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 22.4% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 23.1% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 23.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.9% | 20.3% | 21.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 22.4% | 23.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 23.7% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 25.0% | 25.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More gender data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 43.88 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.0582 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.23 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 163.7% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.68 years (2018)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.14 years (2018)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 13.2% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 15.9% (2016)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Urban population, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 25.9% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 1980.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for urban population, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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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Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.