Which has higher urban population, female, IDA blend or United States of America?

United States of America, at 41.7% against 20.1% in IDA blend as of 2015.

What is the difference in urban population, female between IDA blend and United States of America?

21.6%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and United States of America?

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 blend vs United States of America: Urban population, female

IDA blend

20.1%

in 2015

United States of America

41.7%

in 2015

IDA blend rank

32nd

United States of America rank

28th

Urban population, female over time

IDA blend
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 41.7% against 20.1% in IDA blend, a difference of 21.6%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.1 times IDA blend's.

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

IDA blend ranks 32nd and United States of America ranks 28th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA blend	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1980s	13.1%	38.5%	25.3%	United States of America
1990s	15.0%	39.4%	24.3%	United States of America
2000s	16.9%	40.7%	23.8%	United States of America
2010s	19.4%	41.5%	22.1%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, IDA blend or United States of America?: United States of America, at 41.7% against 20.1% in IDA blend as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between IDA blend and United States of America?: 21.6%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and United States of America?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do IDA blend and United States of America rank globally for urban population, female?: IDA blend ranks 32nd and United States of America 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: 04 September 2026

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