Rural population, female (% of total) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Rural population, female (% of total) was 30.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Lower 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 Lower middle income is 30.9%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Lower middle income peaked at 36.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2015.
That places Lower middle income 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female (% of total) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.6% | — |
| 1985 | 35.8% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 35.1% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.2% | 35.8% | 36.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.8% | 34.5% | 35.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 32.9% | 33.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 30.9% | 32.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More gender data for Lower middle income
- Labor force, female 401.20 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1362 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 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 20.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 122.0% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.04 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.09 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.1% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 42.8% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Lower middle income?
- Rural population, female in Lower middle income was 30.9% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 2015.
- How does Lower middle income rank for rural population, female?
- Lower middle income ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.