Rural population, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Rural population, female was 27.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 27.6% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 34.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2015.
That places Early-demographic dividend 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.0% | — |
| 1985 | 32.9% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 31.9% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 31.1% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 30.3% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.5% | 32.9% | 34.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 31.1% | 31.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 29.5% | 30.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 27.6% | 28.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 14 Samoa 39.2% compare
- 15 Antigua and Barbuda 39.1% compare
- 16 Chad 38.9% compare
- 17 Eritrea 38.9% compare
- 18 Solomon Islands 38.3% compare
- 19 Micronesia, Federated States of 38.1% compare
- 20 Rwanda 38.1% compare
More gender data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force, female 484.13 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1348 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 13.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 124.7% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.16 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.03 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 18.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 122.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Rural population, female in Early-demographic dividend was 27.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2015.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for rural population, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.