Urban population, male (% of male population) by country
Countries reporting
99
Highest
1.0%
Argentina
Lowest
0.1%
Venezuela
Median
0.6%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,378
What the numbers show
Urban population, male (% of male population) is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Argentina; the lowest is 0.1% in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6%, and the mean is 0.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 96.9%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 34.4%).
Urban population, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2004 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 4 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2003 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Uruguay | 0.9% | 2021 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 6 | Djibouti | 0.9% | 2017 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 7 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2016 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 8 | Chile | 0.9% | 2017 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 0.9% | 2011 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 0.9% | 2021 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 0.9% | 2016 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 12 | Iceland | 0.8% | 2015 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 13 | United States | 0.8% | 2018 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 14 | Mongolia | 0.8% | 2021 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 15 | South Korea | 0.8% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 16 | Palestine | 0.8% | 2017 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 17 | Peru | 0.8% | 2021 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 18 | Mexico | 0.8% | 2020 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 19 | Colombia | 0.8% | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 0.8% | 2016 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 21 | Belarus | 0.7% | 2020 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 22 | Russia | 0.7% | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Spain | 0.7% | 2016 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 24 | Norway | 0.7% | 2016 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 25 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2016 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 26 | Cyprus | 0.7% | 2016 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2021 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 28 | Bolivia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 29 | Sweden | 0.7% | 2016 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 30 | Finland | 0.7% | 2016 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 31 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 32 | Tunisia | 0.7% | 2015 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 33 | Turkey | 0.7% | 2013 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 34 | Ukraine | 0.7% | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 35 | Ecuador | 0.7% | 2021 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 36 | Greece | 0.7% | 2016 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 0.7% | 2016 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 0.7% | 2016 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 0.7% | 2013 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 40 | Denmark | 0.7% | 2016 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 41 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2020 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 42 | France | 0.7% | 2016 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 43 | Montenegro | 0.6% | 2013 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 44 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2021 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 45 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 46 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2019 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 47 | Poland | 0.6% | 2019 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 48 | Austria | 0.6% | 2003 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 49 | Morocco | 0.6% | 2013 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 50 | Serbia | 0.6% | 2018 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 51 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 52 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 53 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 54 | Slovakia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 55 | Armenia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 56 | Indonesia | 0.6% | 2019 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 57 | Croatia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2014 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 0.6% | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 61 | Gambia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 62 | China | 0.5% | 2013 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 63 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2019 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 64 | Hungary | 0.5% | 2016 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 0.5% | 2016 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 66 | Ghana | 0.5% | 2016 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 67 | Romania | 0.5% | 2018 | up 30.4% | falling |
| 68 | Guatemala | 0.5% | 2019 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 69 | Namibia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 70 | Senegal | 0.5% | 2018 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 71 | Belize | 0.4% | 1999 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 72 | Thailand | 0.4% | 2021 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 73 | Philippines | 0.4% | 2019 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 74 | Lithuania | 0.4% | 2016 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 75 | Egypt | 0.4% | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 76 | Jamaica | 0.4% | 2002 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 77 | Zambia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 78 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.4% | 2017 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 78 | Kosovo | 0.4% | 2017 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 80 | Moldova | 0.4% | 2021 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 81 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 82 | Nigeria | 0.4% | 2018 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 84 | Mozambique | 0.3% | 2014 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 85 | Laos | 0.3% | 2018 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 86 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 87 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 88 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2016 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 89 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2013 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 90 | Tanzania | 0.3% | 2020 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 91 | Mali | 0.3% | 2018 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 92 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 93 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2012 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 94 | Ethiopia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 95 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2019 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Madagascar | 0.2% | 2012 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 98 | Malawi | 0.2% | 2019 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 99 | Venezuela | 0.1% | 2002 | down 17.4% | falling |