Rural population, female in European Union
European Union: Rural population, female was 13.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in European Union, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, female in European Union is 13.1%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in European Union peaked at 16.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2015.
European Union ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, female in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.3% | — |
| 1985 | 15.9% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 15.4% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.1% | 15.9% | 16.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 15.0% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 14.2% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% | 2 |
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More gender data for European Union
- Labor force, female 102.81 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2279 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.0884 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 25.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.0972 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1636 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 98.3% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 17.2 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.43 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in European Union?
- Rural population, female in European Union was 13.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2015.
- How does European Union rank for rural population, female?
- European Union ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 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.