Rural population, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Rural population, female was 25.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Low & middle income, 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 Low & middle income is 25.7%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Low & middle income peaked at 35.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2015.
That places Low & middle income 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.0% | — |
| 1985 | 33.6% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 32.4% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 31.1% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.3% | 33.6% | 35.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 31.1% | 32.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 28.5% | 29.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 25.7% | 27.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More gender data for Low & middle income
- Labor force, female 1.17 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1724 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 14.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 118.8% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.85 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.94 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.7% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 30.6% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Low & middle income?
- Rural population, female in Low & middle income was 25.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2015.
- How does Low & middle income rank for rural population, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.