Which has higher urban population, female, Latin America & Caribbean or Singapore?

Singapore, at 50.6% against 41.0% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Singapore?

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.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Singapore: Urban population, female

Latin America & Caribbean

41.0%

in 2015

Singapore

50.6%

in 2015

Latin America & Caribbean rank

4th

Singapore rank

3rd

Urban population, female over time

Latin America & Caribbean
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 50.6% against 41.0% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 9.6%.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

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

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1980s	33.7%	49.0%	15.3%	Singapore
1990s	36.8%	49.7%	12.9%	Singapore
2000s	39.1%	50.2%	11.1%	Singapore
2010s	40.7%	50.6%	10.0%	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Latin America & Caribbean or Singapore?: Singapore, at 50.6% against 41.0% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Latin America & Caribbean and Singapore?: 9.6%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Singapore?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Singapore rank globally for urban population, female?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd 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.