Rural population, female in North America
North America: Rural population, female was 9.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in North America, 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 North America is 9.0%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in North America peaked at 13.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2015.
That places North America 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, female in North America, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.0% | — |
| 1985 | 12.6% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 12.2% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.8% | 12.6% | 13.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 11.3% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.9% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 44 Uzbekistan 31.8% compare
- 45 Grenada 31.8% compare
- 46 Guinea 31.7% compare
- 47 Lao People's Democratic Republic 31.0% compare
- 48 Togo 30.8% compare
- 49 Aruba 30.8% compare
- 50 Sierra Leone 30.7% compare
More gender data for North America
- Labor force, female 90.56 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4331 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.96 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 83.8% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.95 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.76 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 43.9% (2025)
- Women of reproductive age 86.08 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in North America?
- Rural population, female in North America was 9.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2015.
- How does North America rank for rural population, female?
- North America ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.