Rural population, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Rural population, female was 42.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Rural population, female in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 42.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 42.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 1980.
That places Sri Lanka 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Rural population, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.0% | — |
| 1985 | 40.2% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 40.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 40.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 41.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 41.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 41.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.1% | 40.0% | 40.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.6% | 40.5% | 40.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 41.1% | 41.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 41.8% | 42.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 3 Papua New Guinea 43.0% compare
- 3 Channel Islands 34.4% compare
- 4 Nepal 42.6% compare
- 5 Malawi 42.1% compare
- 7 Uganda 41.8% compare
- 8 Saint Lucia 41.4% compare
- 9 South Sudan 40.7% compare
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 164,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 158,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 165,089 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Sri Lanka?
- Rural population, female in Sri Lanka was 42.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 1980.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for rural population, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.