Urban population, male in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Urban population, male was 28.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua is 28.2%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Nicaragua peaked at 28.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 1980.
That places Nicaragua 100th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.7% | — |
| 1985 | 24.4% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 25.1% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.0% | 23.7% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.4% | 25.1% | 25.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 26.4% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 27.5% | 28.2% | 2 |
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More gender data for Nicaragua
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,949 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4088 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,493 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,493 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Nicaragua?
- Urban population, male in Nicaragua was 28.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 1980.
- How does Nicaragua rank for urban population, male?
- Nicaragua ranks 100th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.