Rural population, female in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Rural population, female was 30.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, female in Pre-demographic dividend is 30.8%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 39.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2015.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.1% | — |
| 1985 | 37.8% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 36.4% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 35.5% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 34.5% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.4% | 37.8% | 39.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 35.5% | 36.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 33.4% | 34.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 30.8% | 32.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More gender data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Labor force, female 197.89 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1746 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 9.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.7767 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.4232 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.935 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.3108 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 129.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Rural population, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 30.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2015.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for rural population, female?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-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.