Which has higher urban population, female, IDA & IBRD total or United States?

United States, at 41.7% against 24.1% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2015.

What is the difference in urban population, female between IDA & IBRD total and United States?

17.6%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and United States?

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.

IDA & IBRD total vs United States: Urban population, female (% of total)

IDA & IBRD total

24.1%

in 2015

United States

41.7%

in 2015

IDA & IBRD total rank

27th

United States rank

28th

Urban population, female (% of total) over time

IDA & IBRD total
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 41.7% against 24.1% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 17.6%.

That makes United States's figure about 1.7 times IDA & IBRD total's.

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

IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th and United States ranks 28th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA & IBRD total	United States	Difference	Ahead
1980s	16.0%	38.5%	22.4%	United States
1990s	18.4%	39.4%	21.0%	United States
2000s	20.7%	40.7%	20.0%	United States
2010s	23.4%	41.5%	18.1%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, IDA & IBRD total or United States?: United States, at 41.7% against 24.1% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between IDA & IBRD total and United States?: 17.6%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and United States?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do IDA & IBRD total and United States rank globally for urban population, female?: IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th and United States ranks 28th 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: 30 October 2026

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