Rural population, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Rural population, female was 20.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Nicaragua, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 20.0% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Nicaragua peaked at 23.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2015.
Nicaragua ranks 104th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.7% | — |
| 1985 | 23.2% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 22.8% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.4% | 23.2% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.6% | 22.4% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 21.3% | 21.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 20.0% | 20.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More gender data for Nicaragua
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,949 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4088 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,493 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,493 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Nicaragua?
- Rural population, female in Nicaragua was 20.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2015.
- How does Nicaragua rank for rural population, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.