Lebanon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Urban population, female
Lebanon
43.2%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
25.2%
in 2015
Lebanon rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th
Urban population, female over time
- Lebanon
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 43.2% against 25.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 18.0%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Lebanon ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 193 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.6% | 19.7% | 18.8% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 42.4% | 21.6% | 20.8% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 23.0% | 19.9% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 24.7% | 18.2% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, female, Lebanon or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Lebanon, at 43.2% against 25.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2015.
- What is the difference in urban population, female between Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 18.0%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for urban population, female?
- Lebanon ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th 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.