Rural population, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Rural population, female was 20.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 20.3%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 22.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2015.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 103rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.6% | — |
| 1985 | 22.2% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 21.3% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.4% | 22.2% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.3% | 21.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 20.9% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 20.3% | 20.6% | 2 |
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More gender data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,948 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7158 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 21,837 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 21,837 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2686 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 162,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 171,689 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 163,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 172,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 164,613 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Rural population, female in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 20.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2015.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for rural population, female?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 103rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.