Rural population, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Rural population, female was 32.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 32.8%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 40.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2015.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Rural population, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.0% | — |
| 1985 | 38.9% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 37.7% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 36.7% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.4% | 38.9% | 40.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 36.7% | 37.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 35.0% | 36.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 32.8% | 33.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More gender data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Labor force, female 161.66 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1675 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.82 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.8048 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.4579 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.9929 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.3318 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 128.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Rural population, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 32.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2015.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for rural population, female?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.