Middle income vs United States: Urban population, female (% of total)

Middle income
24.5%
in 2015
United States
41.7%
in 2015
Middle income rank
26th
United States rank
28th

Urban population, female (% of total) over time

  • Middle income
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 41.7% against 24.5% in Middle income, a difference of 17.2%.

That makes United States's figure about 1.7 times Middle income's.

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

Middle income ranks 26th 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 Middle income United States Difference Ahead
1980s 15.2% 38.5% 23.3% United States
1990s 17.9% 39.4% 21.5% United States
2000s 20.6% 40.7% 20.1% United States
2010s 23.7% 41.5% 17.8% United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Middle income or United States?
United States, at 41.7% against 24.5% in Middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Middle income and United States?
17.2%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and United States?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Middle income and United States rank globally for urban population, female?
Middle income ranks 26th 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

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