Urban population, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Urban population, male was 44.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
44.9%
World rank
18th
of 193 countries
All-time high
45.3%
in 2000
All-time low
32.5%
in 1980
Years of data
8
1980–2015
Urban population, male in Puerto Rico, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 44.9% for urban population, male in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 45.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 1980.
Puerto Rico ranks 18th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Urban population, male in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.5% | — |
| 1985 | 40.9% | +25.9% |
| 1990 | 44.8% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 45.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 45.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.7% | 32.5% | 40.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 44.8% | 45.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 45.1% | 45.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 44.9% | 45.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More gender data for Puerto Rico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 304.32 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,836 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,836 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4793 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 9,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 9,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 9,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 9,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 9,336 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Puerto Rico?
- Urban population, male in Puerto Rico was 44.9% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 1980.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for urban population, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.