Rural population, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: Rural population, female was 8.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Bahamas, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, female in Bahamas stood at 8.5%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Bahamas peaked at 13.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2015.
Bahamas ranks 161st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.3% | — |
| 1985 | 11.5% | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 9.7% | -15.3% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.4% | 11.5% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 9.3% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.5% | 8.6% | 2 |
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More gender data for Bahamas
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 66.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.06 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 344 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 344 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,203 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Bahamas?
- Rural population, female in Bahamas was 8.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2015.
- How does Bahamas rank for rural population, female?
- Bahamas ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.