Rural population, female in Arab World
Arab World: Rural population, female was 21.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Arab World, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, female in Arab World is 21.1%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Arab World peaked at 28.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2015.
Arab World ranks 31st of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.0% | — |
| 1985 | 26.6% | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 25.2% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 24.2% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.3% | 26.6% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.7% | 24.2% | 25.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 22.8% | 23.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 21.1% | 22.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More gender data for Arab World
- Labor force, female 27.41 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.0545 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 2.02 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.092 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1271 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.0887 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1065 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 211.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Arab World?
- Rural population, female in Arab World was 21.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2015.
- How does Arab World rank for rural population, female?
- Arab World ranks 31st out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.