Rural population, female in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Rural population, female was 43.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
43.0%
World rank
3rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
43.0%
in 2015
All-time low
41.9%
in 1990
Years of data
8
1980–2015

Rural population, female in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2015

0102030401980199720151980: 42.5 % of total1985: 42.3 % of total1990: 41.9 % of total1995: 42.5 % of total2000: 42.9 % of total2005: 43 % of total2010: 43 % of total2015: 43 % of total

Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 43.0% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 43.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 1990.

That places Papua New Guinea 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

Rural population, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Rural population, female (% of total) in Papua New Guinea, 1980 to 2015.
Year % of total Change
1980 42.5%
1985 42.3% -0.5%
1990 41.9% -0.8%
1995 42.5% +1.3%
2000 42.9% +1.0%
2005 43.0% +0.1%
2010 43.0% +0.1%
2015 43.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 42.4% 42.3% 42.5% 2
1990s 42.2% 41.9% 42.5% 2
2000s 42.9% 42.9% 43.0% 2
2010s 43.0% 43.0% 43.0% 2

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 1 Trinidad and Tobago 46.3% compare
  2. 2 Burundi 45.1% compare
  3. 4 Nepal 42.6% compare
  4. 5 Malawi 42.1% compare
  5. 6 Sri Lanka 42.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population, female in Papua New Guinea?
Rural population, female in Papua New Guinea was 43.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 1990.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for rural population, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
Is rural population, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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Indicator
Rural population, female (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
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Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.