Which has higher urban population, female, European Union or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands, at 49.5% against 38.0% in European Union as of 2015.

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

11.5%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for European Union 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.

European Union vs United States Virgin Islands: Urban population, female

European Union

38.0%

in 2015

United States Virgin Islands

49.5%

in 2015

European Union rank

9th

United States Virgin Islands rank

6th

Urban population, female over time

European Union
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 49.5% against 38.0% in European Union, a difference of 11.5%.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.3 times European Union's.

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

European Union ranks 9th 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	European Union	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	35.4%	42.6%	7.2%	United States Virgin Islands
1990s	36.2%	46.4%	10.2%	United States Virgin Islands
2000s	36.8%	49.1%	12.2%	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	37.8%	49.5%	11.7%	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, European Union or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 49.5% against 38.0% in European Union as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between European Union and United States Virgin Islands?: 11.5%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and United States Virgin Islands?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do European Union and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for urban population, female?: European Union ranks 9th 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.