European Union vs India: Rural population, female

European Union
13.1%
in 2015
India
32.8%
in 2015
European Union rank
39th
India rank
41st

Rural population, female over time

  • European Union
  • India
010203040198019972015

How they compare

India currently reports 32.8% against 13.1% in European Union, a difference of 19.7%.

That makes India's figure about 2.5 times European Union's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 39th and India ranks 41st of 47 groups.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union India Difference Ahead
1980s 16.1% 36.9% 20.8% India
1990s 15.2% 35.8% 20.7% India
2000s 14.5% 34.7% 20.3% India
2010s 13.4% 33.2% 19.8% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, European Union or India?
India, at 32.8% against 13.1% in European Union as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between European Union and India?
19.7%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and India?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do European Union and India rank globally for rural population, female?
European Union ranks 39th and India ranks 41st of 47 groups.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

European Union vs India: Rural population, female. Statizoid, drawing on The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/rural-population-female-percent-of-total/european-union/india/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/rural-population-female-percent-of-total/european-union/india/">European Union vs India: Rural population, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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

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