Urban population, male in El Salvador

El Salvador: Urban population, male was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
46th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2008
All-time low
0.5%
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Urban population, male in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.61991200520191991: 0.462 % of male population1995: 0.533 % of male population1996: 0.536 % of male population1998: 0.566 % of male population1999: 0.566 % of male population2000: 0.571 % of male population2001: 0.573 % of male population2002: 0.575 % of male population2003: 0.579 % of male population2004: 0.583 % of male population2005: 0.59 % of male population2006: 0.588 % of male population2007: 0.616 % of male population2008: 0.638 % of male population2009: 0.622 % of male population2012: 0.612 % of male population2014: 0.61 % of male population2015: 0.614 % of male population2016: 0.607 % of male population2017: 0.589 % of male population2018: 0.609 % of male population2019: 0.61 % of male population

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.6% for urban population, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, male in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 46th out of 99 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Urban population, male in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, male (% of male population) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of male population Change
1991 0.5%
1995 0.5% +15.4%
1996 0.5% +0.6%
1998 0.6% +5.6%
1999 0.6% +0.0%
2000 0.6% +0.9%
2001 0.6% +0.3%
2002 0.6% +0.4%
2003 0.6% +0.8%
2004 0.6% +0.6%
2005 0.6% +1.2%
2006 0.6% -0.3%
2007 0.6% +4.7%
2008 0.6% +3.6%
2009 0.6% -2.6%
2012 0.6% -1.6%
2014 0.6% -0.3%
2015 0.6% +0.7%
2016 0.6% -1.3%
2017 0.6% -3.0%
2018 0.6% +3.5%
2019 0.6% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 5
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 43 Montenegro 0.6% compare
  2. 44 Paraguay 0.6% compare
  3. 45 Latvia 0.6% compare
  4. 47 Poland 0.6% compare
  5. 48 Austria 0.6% compare
  6. 49 Morocco 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, male in El Salvador?
Urban population, male in El Salvador was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, male recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for urban population, male?
El Salvador ranks 46th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is urban population, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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
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