What is the difference in urban population, female between Africa Western and Central and United Kingdom?

20.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and United Kingdom?

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 Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Africa Western and Central vs United Kingdom: Urban population, female

Africa Western and Central

22.0%

in 2015

United Kingdom

42.0%

in 2015

Africa Western and Central rank

30th

United Kingdom rank

27th

Urban population, female over time

Africa Western and Central
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 42.0% against 22.0% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 20.0%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.9 times Africa Western and Central's.

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

Africa Western and Central ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 27th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa Western and Central	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1980s	12.8%	40.4%	27.7%	United Kingdom
1990s	15.6%	40.4%	24.7%	United Kingdom
2000s	18.0%	40.7%	22.7%	United Kingdom
2010s	21.2%	41.7%	20.5%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Africa Western and Central or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 42.0% against 22.0% in Africa Western and Central as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Africa Western and Central and United Kingdom?: 20.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and United Kingdom?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Africa Western and Central and United Kingdom rank globally for urban population, female?: Africa Western and Central ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban 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 urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.