Rural population, female in United States of America
United States of America: Rural population, female was 9.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in United States of America, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 9.1% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in United States of America peaked at 13.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2015.
That places United States of America 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, female in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.1% | — |
| 1985 | 12.7% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 12.3% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.9% | 12.7% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.3% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 9.9% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 9.1% | 9.5% | 2 |
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More gender data for United States of America
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 297,814 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 297,814 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in United States of America?
- Rural population, female in United States of America was 9.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2015.
- How does United States of America rank for rural population, female?
- United States of America ranks 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.