Urban population, male in Middle income
Middle income: Urban population, male was 25.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Middle income, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 25.2% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Middle income peaked at 25.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1980.
That places Middle income 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.0% | — |
| 1985 | 16.3% | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 17.7% | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 18.9% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.7% | 15.0% | 16.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 17.7% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 20.3% | 21.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 23.6% | 25.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More gender data for Middle income
- Labor force, female 1.06 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1753 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 16.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 118.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.5 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.34 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.3% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 29.4% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Middle income?
- Urban population, male in Middle income was 25.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1980.
- How does Middle income rank for urban population, male?
- Middle income ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.