Which has higher urban population, female, Euro area or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands, at 49.5% against 39.0% in Euro area as of 2015.

What is the difference in urban population, female between Euro area and United States Virgin Islands?

10.5%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United States Virgin Islands?

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.

Euro area vs United States Virgin Islands: Urban population, female

Euro area

39.0%

in 2015

United States Virgin Islands

49.5%

in 2015

Euro area rank

8th

United States Virgin Islands rank

6th

Urban population, female over time

Euro area
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 49.5% against 39.0% in Euro area, a difference of 10.5%.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, United States Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 8th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 6th of 47 groups.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	36.3%	42.6%	6.3%	United States Virgin Islands
1990s	37.0%	46.4%	9.4%	United States Virgin Islands
2000s	37.7%	49.1%	11.4%	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	38.8%	49.5%	10.8%	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Euro area or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 49.5% against 39.0% in Euro area as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Euro area and United States Virgin Islands?: 10.5%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United States Virgin Islands?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Euro area and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for urban population, female?: Euro area ranks 8th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 6th 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.