Rural population, female in IBRD only
IBRD only: Rural population, female was 23.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in IBRD only, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, female in IBRD only stood at 23.0%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in IBRD only peaked at 32.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2015.
That places IBRD only 28th out of 46 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.8% | — |
| 1985 | 31.3% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 30.1% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 28.8% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.1% | 31.3% | 32.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 28.8% | 30.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 26.0% | 27.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 23.0% | 24.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 25 Afghanistan 36.2% compare
- 26 Lesotho 36.0% compare
- 27 Comoros 35.6% compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 35.5% compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 35.0% compare
- 30 Guyana 35.0% compare
- 31 Mozambique 35.0% compare
More gender data for IBRD only
- Labor force, female 909.15 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.6743 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 12.59 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 117.9% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.53 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.12 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 21.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 129.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in IBRD only?
- Rural population, female in IBRD only was 23.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2015.
- How does IBRD only rank for rural population, female?
- IBRD only ranks 28th out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.