Rural population, female in Egypt
Egypt: Rural population, female was 28.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
28.0%
World rank
65th
of 192 countries
All-time high
28.5%
in 1995
All-time low
27.9%
in 1985
Years of data
8
1980–2015
Rural population, female in Egypt, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, female in Egypt stood at 28.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Egypt peaked at 28.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 1985.
That places Egypt 65th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.0% | — |
| 1985 | 27.9% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 28.1% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 28.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 28.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.0% | 27.9% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.3% | 28.1% | 28.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 28.1% | 28.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 28.0% | 28.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Egypt?
- Rural population, female in Egypt was 28.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 1985.
- How does Egypt rank for rural population, female?
- Egypt ranks 65th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt 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.