Rural population, female in Panama
Panama: Rural population, female was 16.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Panama, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, female in Panama stood at 16.0%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Panama peaked at 23.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2015.
Panama ranks 125th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.4% | — |
| 1985 | 22.4% | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 19.8% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.9% | 22.4% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 19.8% | 21.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 17.3% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 16.0% | 16.7% | 2 |
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More gender data for Panama
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,093 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6093 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 34,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 36,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 34,602 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 36,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 34,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 36,313 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 34,492 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 36,292 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Panama?
- Rural population, female in Panama was 16.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2015.
- How does Panama rank for rural population, female?
- Panama ranks 125th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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.