Rural population, female in IDA total
IDA total: Rural population, female was 32.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in IDA total, 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 total is 32.3%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in IDA total peaked at 39.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2015.
That places IDA total 10th out of 46 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Rural population, female in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.3% | — |
| 1985 | 38.3% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 37.3% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 36.5% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 35.7% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.8% | 38.3% | 39.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.9% | 36.5% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 34.6% | 35.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 32.3% | 33.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More gender data for IDA total
- Labor force, female 308.79 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1554 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 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 11.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.5731 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.3525 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.7217 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.2779 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 120.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in IDA total?
- Rural population, female in IDA total was 32.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2015.
- How does IDA total rank for rural population, female?
- IDA total ranks 10th out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.