Rural population, female in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Rural population, female was 9.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Post-demographic dividend, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, female in Post-demographic dividend stood at 9.5%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 14.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2015.
That places Post-demographic dividend 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, female in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.4% | — |
| 1985 | 13.8% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 13.1% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.1% | 13.8% | 14.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.4% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.9% | 11.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.5% | 10.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 43 Kyrgyzstan 31.8% compare
- 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
More gender data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force, female 260.64 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2301 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 8.26 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 89.0% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.78 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.01 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 31.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 90.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Post-demographic dividend?
- Rural population, female in Post-demographic dividend was 9.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2015.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for rural population, female?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.