Rural population, female (% of total) in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Rural population, female (% of total) was 19.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, 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 Central Europe and the Baltics is 19.0%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 21.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2015.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, female (% of total) in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21.3% | — |
| 1985 | 20.3% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 19.4% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.8% | 20.3% | 21.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 19.3% | 19.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 19.3% | 19.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 19.0% | 19.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More gender data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Labor force, female 22.38 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2242 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.397 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 20.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 99.9% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.04 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.9 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 21.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 105.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Rural population, female in Central Europe and the Baltics was 19.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2015.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for rural population, female?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.