Rural population, female in Türkiye
Türkiye: Rural population, female was 13.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Türkiye, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 13.7% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Türkiye peaked at 28.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2015.
That places Türkiye 132nd out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.5% | — |
| 1985 | 24.3% | -14.7% |
| 1990 | 20.9% | -14.1% |
| 1995 | 19.4% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.4% | 24.3% | 28.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 19.4% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 16.5% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 13.7% | 15.1% | 2 |
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More gender data for Türkiye
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 537,315 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 527,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 552,019 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Türkiye?
- Rural population, female in Türkiye was 13.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2015.
- How does Türkiye rank for rural population, female?
- Türkiye ranks 132nd out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.