Upper middle income vs Yemen: Rural population, female

Upper middle income
19.3%
in 2015
Yemen
33.8%
in 2015
Upper middle income rank
35th
Yemen rank
36th

Rural population, female over time

  • Upper middle income
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 33.8% against 19.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 14.5%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.7 times Upper middle income's.

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

Upper middle income ranks 35th and Yemen ranks 36th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Upper middle income Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 32.3% 42.6% 10.3% Yemen
1990s 28.7% 39.5% 10.7% Yemen
2000s 24.7% 36.7% 12.0% Yemen
2010s 20.4% 34.4% 14.0% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Upper middle income or Yemen?
Yemen, at 33.8% against 19.3% in Upper middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Upper middle income and Yemen?
14.5%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Yemen?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Upper middle income and Yemen rank globally for rural population, female?
Upper middle income ranks 35th and Yemen ranks 36th 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.

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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

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