Urban population, male in India

India: Urban population, male was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
87th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2018
All-time low
0.2%
in 1987
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Urban population, male in India, 1983–2019

00.10.20.31983200120191983: 0.243 % of male population1987: 0.229 % of male population1993: 0.252 % of male population1999: 0.258 % of male population2004: 0.259 % of male population2005: 0.245 % of male population2007: 0.266 % of male population2009: 0.277 % of male population2011: 0.292 % of male population2017: 0.292 % of male population2018: 0.305 % of male population2019: 0.305 % of male population

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

Analysis

In 2019, urban population, male in India stood at 0.3%.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, male in India peaked at 0.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1987.

India ranks 87th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Urban population, male in India, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, male (% of male population) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of male population Change
1983 0.2%
1987 0.2% -5.6%
1993 0.3% +10.0%
1999 0.3% +2.5%
2004 0.3% +0.1%
2005 0.2% -5.4%
2007 0.3% +8.6%
2009 0.3% +4.2%
2011 0.3% +5.4%
2017 0.3% -0.1%
2018 0.3% +4.7%
2019 0.3% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 4
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 84 Mozambique 0.3% compare
  2. 85 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3% compare
  3. 86 Nepal 0.3% compare
  4. 88 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
  5. 89 Tajikistan 0.3% compare
  6. 90 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, male in India?
Urban population, male in India was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, male recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1987.
How does India rank for urban population, male?
India ranks 87th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is urban population, male rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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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