Rural population, female (% of total) in Mexico
Mexico: Rural population, female (% of total) was 10.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Mexico, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, female in Mexico stood at 10.5%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Mexico peaked at 16.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2015.
Mexico ranks 151st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, female (% of total) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.4% | — |
| 1985 | 15.3% | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 14.1% | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -6.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 10.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.2%, 50% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 10.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.9%, 62% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.9% | 15.3% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 13.4% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 12.1% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.5% | 11.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 30,197 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9402 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 106,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 106,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Mexico?
- Rural population, female in Mexico was 10.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2015.
- How does Mexico rank for rural population, female?
- Mexico ranks 151st out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.