Rural population, female in IDA blend
IDA blend: Rural population, female was 29.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in IDA blend, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, female in IDA blend stood at 29.0%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in IDA blend peaked at 36.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2015.
That places IDA blend 17th out of 46 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.4% | — |
| 1985 | 35.4% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 34.4% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 32.8% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.9% | 35.4% | 36.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.1% | 33.8% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 31.6% | 32.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 29.0% | 30.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 14 Samoa 39.2% compare
- 15 Antigua and Barbuda 39.1% compare
- 16 Chad 38.9% compare
- 17 Eritrea 38.9% compare
- 18 Solomon Islands 38.3% compare
- 19 Micronesia, Federated States of 38.1% compare
- 20 Rwanda 38.1% compare
More gender data for IDA blend
- Labor force, female 110.95 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1609 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 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 21.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 130.6% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 8.56 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 9.46 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 16.4% (2025)
- Literacy rate, adult female 61.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in IDA blend?
- Rural population, female in IDA blend was 29.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2015.
- How does IDA blend rank for rural population, female?
- IDA blend ranks 17th out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.