Rural population, female in Middle income
Middle income: Rural population, female was 24.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Middle income, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 24.8% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Middle income peaked at 34.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2015.
Middle income ranks 23rd of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.6% | — |
| 1985 | 33.2% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 31.9% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 30.6% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.9% | 33.2% | 34.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.3% | 30.6% | 31.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 27.8% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 24.8% | 26.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More gender data for Middle income
- Labor force, female 1.06 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1753 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 16.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 118.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.5 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.34 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.3% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 29.4% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Middle income?
- Rural population, female in Middle income was 24.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2015.
- How does Middle income rank for rural population, female?
- Middle income ranks 23rd out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.