Rural population, female in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Rural population, female was 26.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Guinea-Bissau, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, female in Guinea-Bissau stood at 26.0%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 41.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2015.
That places Guinea-Bissau 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41.7% | — |
| 1985 | 39.3% | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 36.5% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 34.3% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 32.3% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.5% | 39.3% | 41.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.4% | 34.3% | 36.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 30.1% | 32.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% | 2 |
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More gender data for Guinea-Bissau
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 894.88 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,594 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,594 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 30,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,772 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,621 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Guinea-Bissau?
- Rural population, female in Guinea-Bissau was 26.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2015.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for rural population, female?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.