Rural population, female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Rural population, female was 21.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in East Asia & Pacific, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, female in East Asia & Pacific stood at 21.1%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 35.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2015.
That places East Asia & Pacific 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.5% | — |
| 1985 | 33.9% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 32.4% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 30.4% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 28.5% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.7% | 33.9% | 35.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.4% | 30.4% | 32.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 25.9% | 28.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 21.1% | 23.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 29 Zimbabwe 35.0% compare
- 30 Guyana 35.0% compare
- 31 Mozambique 35.0% compare
- 32 Channel Islands 34.4% compare
- 33 Tanzania, United Republic of 34.1% compare
- 34 Barbados 34.0% compare
- 35 Myanmar 33.9% compare
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific
- Labor force, female 572.12 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3825 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 23.3 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.51 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 14.6% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 22.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in East Asia & Pacific?
- Rural population, female in East Asia & Pacific 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2015.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for rural population, female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.