Urban population, male in OECD members
OECD members: Urban population, male was 39.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in OECD members, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 39.0% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in OECD members peaked at 39.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1980.
That places OECD members 4th out of 46 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Urban population, male in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.0% | — |
| 1985 | 34.7% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 35.5% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 36.1% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.3% | 34.0% | 34.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.8% | 35.5% | 36.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 36.7% | 37.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 38.4% | 39.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More gender data for OECD members
- Labor force, female 318.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2268 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4583 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 8.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 102.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.63 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.02 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 36.1% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 8.1% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in OECD members?
- Urban population, male in OECD members was 39.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1980.
- How does OECD members rank for urban population, male?
- OECD members ranks 4th out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.