High income vs Japan: Urban population, female

High income
40.7%
in 2015
Japan
48.0%
in 2015
High income rank
7th
Japan rank
8th

Urban population, female over time

  • High income
  • Japan
01020304050198019972015

How they compare

Japan currently reports 48.0% against 40.7% in High income, a difference of 7.3%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 7th and Japan ranks 8th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 36.9% 38.8% 1.8% Japan
1990s 38.1% 39.5% 1.3% Japan
2000s 39.3% 42.0% 2.7% Japan
2010s 40.5% 47.2% 6.7% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, High income or Japan?
Japan, at 48.0% against 40.7% in High income as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between High income and Japan?
7.3%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Japan?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do High income and Japan rank globally for urban population, female?
High income ranks 7th and Japan ranks 8th 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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About this data

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

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