Urban population, male in Philippines

Philippines: Urban population, male was 0.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
73rd
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2014
All-time low
0.4%
in 2018
Years of data
22
1997–2019

Urban population, male in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.10.20.30.40.51997200820191997: 0.475 % of male population1998: 0.476 % of male population1999: 0.476 % of male population2000: 0.478 % of male population2001: 0.479 % of male population2002: 0.48 % of male population2003: 0.481 % of male population2004: 0.48 % of male population2005: 0.482 % of male population2007: 0.481 % of male population2008: 0.482 % of male population2009: 0.484 % of male population2010: 0.483 % of male population2011: 0.484 % of male population2012: 0.483 % of male population2013: 0.482 % of male population2014: 0.484 % of male population2015: 0.477 % of male population2016: 0.449 % of male population2017: 0.444 % of male population2018: 0.436 % of male population2019: 0.442 % of male population

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

Analysis

In 2019, urban population, male in Philippines stood at 0.4%.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, male in Philippines peaked at 0.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2018.

That places Philippines 73rd out of 99 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Urban population, male in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, male (% of male population) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of male population Change
1997 0.5%
1998 0.5% +0.3%
1999 0.5% -0.1%
2000 0.5% +0.4%
2001 0.5% +0.3%
2002 0.5% +0.0%
2003 0.5% +0.2%
2004 0.5% -0.1%
2005 0.5% +0.5%
2007 0.5% -0.4%
2008 0.5% +0.3%
2009 0.5% +0.4%
2010 0.5% -0.3%
2011 0.5% +0.2%
2012 0.5% -0.2%
2013 0.5% -0.3%
2014 0.5% +0.6%
2015 0.5% -1.5%
2016 0.4% -6.0%
2017 0.4% -1.0%
2018 0.4% -1.9%
2019 0.4% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 70 Senegal 0.5% compare
  2. 71 Belize 0.4%
  3. 72 Thailand 0.4% compare
  4. 74 Lithuania 0.4% compare
  5. 75 Egypt 0.4% compare
  6. 76 Jamaica 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, male in Philippines?
Urban population, male in Philippines was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
How does Philippines rank for urban population, male?
Philippines ranks 73rd out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is urban population, male rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines 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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