Korea vs United States: Urban population, female (% of total)
Korea
41.4%
in 2015
United States
41.7%
in 2015
Korea rank
30th
United States rank
28th
Urban population, female (% of total) over time
- Korea
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 41.7% against 41.4% in Korea, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 8 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 30th and United States ranks 28th of 193 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.5% | 38.5% | 7.9% | United States |
| 1990s | 37.9% | 39.4% | 1.4% | United States |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 40.7% | 0.6% | United States |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 41.5% | 0.3% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, female, Korea or United States?
- United States, at 41.7% against 41.4% in Korea as of 2015.
- What is the difference in urban population, female between Korea and United States?
- 0.3%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Korea and United States rank globally for urban population, female?
- Korea ranks 30th and United States ranks 28th 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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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.