Rural population, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Rural population, female was 22.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 22.6%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 28.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2015.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.8% | — |
| 1985 | 27.5% | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 26.6% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.2% | 27.5% | 28.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.3% | 26.0% | 26.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 24.4% | 25.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 22.6% | 23.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 27 Comoros 35.6% compare
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- 32 Channel Islands 34.4% compare
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More gender data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Labor force, female 53.25 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.0643 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.05 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 170.9% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.02 years (2018)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.36 years (2018)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 13.5% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 13.1% (2016)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Rural population, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 22.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2015.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for rural population, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.