Rural population, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Rural population, female was 23.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 23.0%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 38.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2015.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.6% | — |
| 1985 | 36.8% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 35.2% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 33.0% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 30.9% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.7% | 36.8% | 38.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.1% | 33.0% | 35.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 28.2% | 30.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 23.0% | 25.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 23 Vanuatu 37.3% compare
- 24 Tajikistan 36.5% compare
- 25 Afghanistan 36.2% compare
- 26 Lesotho 36.0% compare
- 27 Comoros 35.6% compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 35.5% compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 35.0% compare
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 509.13 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2375 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3756 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 31.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.4% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.88 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.37 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 11.0% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 23.8% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Rural population, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 23.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2015.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for rural population, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.