Rural population, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Rural population, female was 18.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 18.1% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 21.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2015.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21.8% | — |
| 1985 | 20.3% | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 19.3% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.1% | 20.3% | 21.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 19.1% | 19.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 18.7% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 18.1% | 18.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More gender data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force, female 85.93 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1858 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.1748 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 3.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 133.9% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.44 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.34 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 16.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 127.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Rural population, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 18.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2015.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for rural population, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.