Rural population, female in IDA only
IDA only: Rural population, female was 34.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in IDA only, 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 IDA only is 34.1%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in IDA only peaked at 40.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2015.
IDA only ranks 4th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Rural population, female in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.7% | — |
| 1985 | 39.8% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 38.8% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 37.9% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 34.1% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.2% | 39.8% | 40.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.3% | 37.9% | 38.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 36.3% | 37.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 34.1% | 35.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More gender data for IDA only
- Labor force, female 197.83 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1525 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 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 9.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.5474 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.36 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.7351 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.2975 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 114.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in IDA only?
- Rural population, female in IDA only was 34.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2015.
- How does IDA only rank for rural population, female?
- IDA only ranks 4th out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.