Urban population, male in Colombia

Colombia: Urban population, male was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2021
All-time low
0.7%
in 1996
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Urban population, male in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.60.81996200820211996: 0.692 % of male population1999: 0.699 % of male population2000: 0.703 % of male population2001: 0.721 % of male population2002: 0.723 % of male population2003: 0.726 % of male population2004: 0.729 % of male population2005: 0.732 % of male population2008: 0.74 % of male population2009: 0.742 % of male population2010: 0.744 % of male population2011: 0.746 % of male population2012: 0.748 % of male population2013: 0.75 % of male population2014: 0.752 % of male population2015: 0.754 % of male population2016: 0.755 % of male population2017: 0.756 % of male population2018: 0.758 % of male population2019: 0.759 % of male population2020: 0.76 % of male population2021: 0.761 % of male population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, male in Colombia is 0.8%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, male in Colombia peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1996.

That places Colombia 19th out of 99 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Urban population, male in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, male (% of male population) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of male population Change
1996 0.7%
1999 0.7% +1.1%
2000 0.7% +0.5%
2001 0.7% +2.6%
2002 0.7% +0.3%
2003 0.7% +0.4%
2004 0.7% +0.4%
2005 0.7% +0.4%
2008 0.7% +1.1%
2009 0.7% +0.3%
2010 0.7% +0.3%
2011 0.7% +0.3%
2012 0.7% +0.3%
2013 0.8% +0.2%
2014 0.8% +0.2%
2015 0.8% +0.2%
2016 0.8% +0.2%
2017 0.8% +0.2%
2018 0.8% +0.2%
2019 0.8% +0.2%
2020 0.8% +0.1%
2021 0.8% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 8
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 16 Palestine 0.8% compare
  2. 17 Peru 0.8% compare
  3. 18 Mexico 0.8% compare
  4. 20 Italy 0.8% compare
  5. 21 Belarus 0.7% compare
  6. 22 Russia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, male in Colombia?
Urban population, male in Colombia was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for urban population, male?
Colombia ranks 19th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, male rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, male (% of male population)
Unit
% of male population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,378 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed