Rural population, female in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Rural population, female 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 15th out of 46 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female 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 15th out of 46 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.