Korea vs United States of America: Urban population, female

Korea
41.4%
in 2015
United States of America
41.7%
in 2015
Korea rank
30th
United States of America rank
28th

Urban population, female over time

  • Korea
  • United States of America
010203040198019972015

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 41.7% against 41.4% in Korea, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Korea ranks 30th and United States of America ranks 28th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 30.5% 38.5% 7.9% United States of America
1990s 37.9% 39.4% 1.4% United States of America
2000s 40.2% 40.7% 0.6% United States of America
2010s 41.2% 41.5% 0.3% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Korea or United States of America?
United States of America, at 41.7% against 41.4% in Korea as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Korea and United States of America?
0.3%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for urban population, female?
Korea ranks 30th and United States of America 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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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.