Rural population, female in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Rural population, female was 34.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Least developed countries, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 34.6% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Least developed countries peaked at 41.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2015.
That places Least developed countries 2nd out of 46 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Rural population, female in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41.7% | — |
| 1985 | 40.6% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 39.6% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.2% | 40.6% | 41.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 38.7% | 39.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 36.9% | 38.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 34.6% | 35.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 46.3% compare
- 2 Burundi 45.1% compare
- 3 Papua New Guinea 43.0% compare
- 4 Nepal 42.6% compare
- 5 Malawi 42.1% compare
More gender data for Least developed countries
- Labor force, female 190.69 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.157 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 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 9.08 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.5909 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.3771 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.7852 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.3129 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 111.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Least developed countries?
- Rural population, female in Least developed countries was 34.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2015.
- How does Least developed countries rank for rural population, female?
- Least developed countries ranks 2nd out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.