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

United States Virgin Islands, at 49.5% against 48.0% in Japan as of 2015.

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

1.5%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan 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.

Japan vs United States Virgin Islands: Urban population, female

Japan

48.0%

in 2015

United States Virgin Islands

49.5%

in 2015

Japan rank

8th

United States Virgin Islands rank

6th

Urban population, female over time

Japan
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 49.5% against 48.0% in Japan, a difference of 1.5%.

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

Japan ranks 8th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 6th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	38.8%	42.6%	3.9%	United States Virgin Islands
1990s	39.5%	46.4%	6.9%	United States Virgin Islands
2000s	42.0%	49.1%	7.1%	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	47.2%	49.5%	2.3%	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Japan or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 49.5% against 48.0% in Japan as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Japan and United States Virgin Islands?: 1.5%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States Virgin Islands?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Japan and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for urban population, female?: Japan ranks 8th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 6th of 193 countries.
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.