Which has higher urban population, female, Dominican Republic or Least developed countries?

Dominican Republic, at 39.7% against 15.6% in Least developed countries as of 2015.

What is the difference in urban population, female between Dominican Republic and Least developed countries?

24.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Least developed countries?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Least developed countries: Urban population, female

Dominican Republic

39.7%

in 2015

Least developed countries

15.6%

in 2015

Dominican Republic rank

41st

Least developed countries rank

44th

Urban population, female over time

Dominican Republic
Least developed countries

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 39.7% against 15.6% in Least developed countries, a difference of 24.1%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 2.5 times Least developed countries's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 41st and Least developed countries ranks 44th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Least developed countries	Difference	Ahead
1980s	26.2%	8.8%	17.3%	Dominican Republic
1990s	28.6%	10.8%	17.8%	Dominican Republic
2000s	32.7%	12.5%	20.2%	Dominican Republic
2010s	38.3%	14.9%	23.4%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Dominican Republic or Least developed countries?: Dominican Republic, at 39.7% against 15.6% in Least developed countries as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Dominican Republic and Least developed countries?: 24.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Least developed countries?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Dominican Republic and Least developed countries rank globally for urban population, female?: Dominican Republic ranks 41st and Least developed countries ranks 44th of 193 countries.
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.