Urban population, male in Romania

Romania: Urban population, male was 0.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.5%
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
67th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2012
All-time low
0.4%
in 2009
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Urban population, male in Romania, 1999–2018

00.20.40.61999200820181999: 0.538 % of male population2000: 0.536 % of male population2001: 0.537 % of male population2002: 0.537 % of male population2003: 0.523 % of male population2004: 0.502 % of male population2005: 0.538 % of male population2006: 0.541 % of male population2007: 0.383 % of male population2008: 0.379 % of male population2009: 0.368 % of male population2010: 0.37 % of male population2011: 0.371 % of male population2012: 0.562 % of male population2013: 0.55 % of male population2014: 0.507 % of male population2015: 0.551 % of male population2016: 0.541 % of male population2018: 0.494 % of male population

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

Analysis

Romania recorded 0.5% for urban population, male in 2018.

That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, male in Romania peaked at 0.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2009.

That places Romania 67th out of 99 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Urban population, male in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, male (% of male population) in Romania, 1999 to 2018.
Year % of male population Change
1999 0.5%
2000 0.5% -0.3%
2001 0.5% +0.1%
2002 0.5% +0.0%
2003 0.5% -2.6%
2004 0.5% -4.0%
2005 0.5% +7.2%
2006 0.5% +0.4%
2007 0.4% -29.2%
2008 0.4% -0.9%
2009 0.4% -3.0%
2010 0.4% +0.5%
2011 0.4% +0.3%
2012 0.6% +51.5%
2013 0.5% -2.2%
2014 0.5% -7.8%
2015 0.6% +8.7%
2016 0.5% -1.9%
2018 0.5% -8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 8

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 64 Hungary 0.5% compare
  2. 65 Luxembourg 0.5% compare
  3. 66 Ghana 0.5% compare
  4. 68 Guatemala 0.5% compare
  5. 69 Namibia 0.5% compare
  6. 70 Senegal 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, male in Romania?
Urban population, male in Romania was 0.5% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2009.
How does Romania rank for urban population, male?
Romania ranks 67th out of 99 countries with data for 2018.
Is urban population, male rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania 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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