Rural population, female in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Rural population, female was 14.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Europe & Central Asia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 14.7% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 18.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2015.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, female in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.1% | — |
| 1985 | 17.2% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 16.6% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.7% | 17.2% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 16.3% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 15.7% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.7% | 15.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More gender data for Europe & Central Asia
- Labor force, female 195.42 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2096 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.066 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.08 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 113.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.26 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.91 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 27.2% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 9.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Europe & Central Asia?
- Rural population, female in Europe & Central Asia was 14.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2015.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for rural population, female?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.