Which has higher urban population, female, Puerto Rico or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands, at 49.5% against 48.7% in Puerto Rico as of 2015.

What is the difference in urban population, female between Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?

0.8%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?

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.

Puerto Rico vs United States Virgin Islands: Urban population, female

Puerto Rico

48.7%

in 2015

United States Virgin Islands

49.5%

in 2015

Puerto Rico rank

7th

United States Virgin Islands rank

6th

Urban population, female over time

Puerto Rico
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 49.5% against 48.7% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 7th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 6th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and United States Virgin Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	39.4%	42.6%	3.2%	United States Virgin Islands
1990s	48.4%	46.4%	2.0%	Puerto Rico
2000s	49.1%	49.1%	0.0%	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	48.8%	49.5%	0.8%	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Puerto Rico or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 49.5% against 48.7% in Puerto Rico as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.8%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for urban population, female?: Puerto Rico ranks 7th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 6th 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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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.