Rural population, female in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Rural population, female was 19.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Late-demographic dividend, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, female in Late-demographic dividend stood at 19.6%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 33.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2015.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 34th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.0% | — |
| 1985 | 31.4% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 30.0% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 28.2% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.2% | 31.4% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.1% | 28.2% | 30.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 24.2% | 26.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 19.6% | 21.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 31 Mozambique 35.0% compare
- 32 Channel Islands 34.4% compare
- 33 Tanzania, United Republic of 34.1% compare
- 34 Barbados 34.0% compare
- 35 Myanmar 33.9% compare
- 36 Yemen 33.8% compare
- 37 Viet Nam 33.2% compare
More gender data for Late-demographic dividend
- Labor force, female 553.30 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2374 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 12.44 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 102.4% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.63 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.96 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 22.5% (2025)
- Literacy rate, adult female 95.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Late-demographic dividend?
- Rural population, female in Late-demographic dividend was 19.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2015.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for rural population, female?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.