Which has higher urban population, female, Lower middle income or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 40.3% against 18.1% in Lower middle income as of 2015.

What is the difference in urban population, female between Lower middle income and Russian Federation?

22.2%, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Russian Federation?

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.

Lower middle income vs Russian Federation: Urban population, female

Lower middle income

18.1%

in 2015

Russian Federation

40.3%

in 2015

Lower middle income rank

37th

Russian Federation rank

37th

Urban population, female over time

Lower middle income
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 40.3% against 18.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 22.2%.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 2.2 times Lower middle income's.

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

Lower middle income ranks 37th and Russian Federation ranks 37th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lower middle income	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1980s	12.5%	38.2%	25.7%	Russian Federation
1990s	14.0%	39.2%	25.2%	Russian Federation
2000s	15.4%	39.5%	24.1%	Russian Federation
2010s	17.5%	40.2%	22.6%	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Lower middle income or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 40.3% against 18.1% in Lower middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Lower middle income and Russian Federation?: 22.2%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Russian Federation?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Lower middle income and Russian Federation rank globally for urban population, female?: Lower middle income ranks 37th and Russian Federation ranks 37th 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.