Rural population, female in Samoa
Samoa: Rural population, female was 39.2% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
39.2%
World rank
14th
of 192 countries
All-time high
39.2%
in 2015
All-time low
37.4%
in 2000
Years of data
8
1980–2015
Rural population, female in Samoa, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 39.2% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Samoa peaked at 39.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 14th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Rural population, female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.5% | — |
| 1985 | 37.9% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 37.4% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 37.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.2% | 37.9% | 38.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 37.4% | 37.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 37.4% | 38.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 38.7% | 39.2% | 2 |
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More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,806 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Samoa?
- Rural population, female in Samoa was 39.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for rural population, female?
- Samoa ranks 14th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa 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.