Rural population, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Rural population, female was 17.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in El Salvador, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 17.1% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in El Salvador peaked at 28.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2015.
That places El Salvador 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.1% | — |
| 1985 | 26.9% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 25.6% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 23.1% | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.5% | 26.9% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.3% | 23.1% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 19.5% | 20.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.1% | 18.3% | 2 |
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More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in El Salvador?
- Rural population, female in El Salvador was 17.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2015.
- How does El Salvador rank for rural population, female?
- El Salvador ranks 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.