Rural population, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Rural population, female was 9.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 Latin America & Caribbean is 9.8%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 17.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2015.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.3% | — |
| 1985 | 15.7% | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 13.1% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.5% | 15.7% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.1% | 14.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 11.2% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.8% | 10.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 42 Madagascar 32.2% compare
- 43 Kyrgyzstan 31.8% compare
- 44 Uzbekistan 31.8% compare
- 45 Grenada 31.8% compare
- 46 Guinea 31.7% compare
- 47 Lao People's Democratic Republic 31.0% compare
- 48 Togo 30.8% compare
More gender data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Labor force, female 136.62 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.205 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.64 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 135.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.32 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.51 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 29.4% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 25.5% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Rural population, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 9.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2015.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for rural population, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.