Rural population, female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Rural population, female was 31.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Pacific island small states, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 31.5% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 35.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2015.
Pacific island small states ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Rural population, female in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.4% | — |
| 1985 | 35.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 34.1% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 33.3% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 32.7% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.2% | 35.0% | 35.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.7% | 33.3% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 32.2% | 32.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 31.5% | 31.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More gender data for Pacific island small states
- Labor force, female 441,281 (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1601 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.6 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 157.2% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.88 years (2007)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.88 years (2007)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 10.3% (2025)
- Female migrants 46.1% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Pacific island small states?
- Rural population, female in Pacific island small states was 31.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2015.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for rural population, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.