Which has higher urban population, female, Russian Federation or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Russian Federation, at 40.3% against 18.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2015.

What is the difference in urban population, female between Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?

21.6%, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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.

Russian Federation vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Urban population, female

Russian Federation

40.3%

in 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa

18.7%

in 2015

Russian Federation rank

37th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

34th

Urban population, female over time

Russian Federation
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 40.3% against 18.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 21.6%.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Russian Federation ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	38.2%	11.5%	26.7%	Russian Federation
1990s	39.2%	14.0%	25.2%	Russian Federation
2000s	39.5%	15.8%	23.8%	Russian Federation
2010s	40.2%	18.1%	22.1%	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Russian Federation or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Russian Federation, at 40.3% against 18.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 21.6%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for urban population, female?: Russian Federation ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th 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.