Rural population, female in Other small states
Other small states: Rural population, female was 22.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Other small states, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 22.9% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Other small states peaked at 27.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2015.
Other small states ranks 28th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 27.4% | — |
| 1985 | 26.3% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 25.3% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.9% | 26.3% | 27.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.1% | 24.9% | 25.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 23.8% | 24.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 22.9% | 23.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 25 Afghanistan 36.2% compare
- 26 Lesotho 36.0% compare
- 27 Comoros 35.6% compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 35.5% compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 35.0% compare
- 30 Guyana 35.0% compare
- 31 Mozambique 35.0% compare
More gender data for Other small states
- Labor force, female 2.52 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1933 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 8.95 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.26 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.8106 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 1.51 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.663 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 109.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Other small states?
- Rural population, female in Other small states was 22.9% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2015.
- How does Other small states rank for rural population, female?
- Other small states ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.