Which has higher rural population, female, Antigua and Barbuda or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Antigua and Barbuda, at 39.1% against 31.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2015.

What is the difference in rural population, female between Antigua and Barbuda and Sub-Saharan Africa?

7.8%, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Sub-Saharan Africa?

8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Antigua and Barbuda vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Rural population, female

Antigua and Barbuda

39.1%

in 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa

31.3%

in 2015

Antigua and Barbuda rank

15th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

12th

Rural population, female over time

Antigua and Barbuda
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 39.1% against 31.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.8%.

That makes Antigua and Barbuda's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Antigua and Barbuda	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	32.9%	38.7%	5.8%	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	33.0%	36.3%	3.2%	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	36.2%	34.4%	1.9%	Antigua and Barbuda
2010s	38.5%	32.0%	6.6%	Antigua and Barbuda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Antigua and Barbuda or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Antigua and Barbuda, at 39.1% against 31.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Antigua and Barbuda and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 7.8%, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for rural population, female?: Antigua and Barbuda ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population, female (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.