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

United States, at 41.7% against 23.6% in Low & middle income as of 2015.

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

18.1%, with United States ahead.

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

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 States: Urban population, female (% of total)

Low & middle income

23.6%

in 2015

United States

41.7%

in 2015

Low & middle income rank

29th

United States rank

28th

Urban population, female (% of total) over time

Low & middle income
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 41.7% against 23.6% in Low & middle income, a difference of 18.1%.

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

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

Low & middle income ranks 29th and United States ranks 28th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Low & middle income	United States	Difference	Ahead
1980s	14.9%	38.5%	23.6%	United States
1990s	17.5%	39.4%	21.9%	United States
2000s	20.0%	40.7%	20.7%	United States
2010s	22.9%	41.5%	18.6%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Low & middle income or United States?: United States, at 41.7% against 23.6% in Low & middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Low & middle income and United States?: 18.1%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and United States?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Low & middle income and United States rank globally for urban population, female?: Low & middle income ranks 29th and United States ranks 28th 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.