Which has higher urban population, female, Low & middle income or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 42.0% against 23.6% in Low & middle income as of 2015.

What is the difference in urban population, female between Low & middle income and United Kingdom?

18.4%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and United Kingdom?

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.

Low & middle income vs United Kingdom: Urban population, female (% of total)

Low & middle income

23.6%

in 2015

United Kingdom

42.0%

in 2015

Low & middle income rank

29th

United Kingdom rank

27th

Urban population, female (% of total) over time

Low & middle income
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 42.0% against 23.6% in Low & middle income, a difference of 18.4%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.

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

Low & middle income ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 27th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Low & middle income	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1980s	14.9%	40.4%	25.5%	United Kingdom
1990s	17.5%	40.4%	22.9%	United Kingdom
2000s	20.0%	40.7%	20.7%	United Kingdom
2010s	22.9%	41.7%	18.8%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Low & middle income or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 42.0% against 23.6% in Low & middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Low & middle income and United Kingdom?: 18.4%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and United Kingdom?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Low & middle income and United Kingdom rank globally for urban population, female?: Low & middle income ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 27th 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: 30 October 2026

Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.