Rural population, female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Rural population, female was 19.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 19.3%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Upper middle income peaked at 33.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2015.
Upper middle income ranks 35th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, female in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.3% | — |
| 1985 | 31.4% | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 29.7% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 25.9% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.3% | 31.4% | 33.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 27.7% | 29.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 23.6% | 25.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 19.3% | 21.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 34.1% compare
- 33 Barbados 34.0% compare
- 34 Myanmar 33.9% compare
- 35 Yemen 33.8% compare
- 36 Viet Nam 33.2% compare
- 37 Bangladesh 33.2% compare
- 38 Timor-Leste 32.9% compare
More gender data for Upper middle income
- Labor force, female 654.85 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2127 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4977 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 14.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 113.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.61 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.13 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.4% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 20.3% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Upper middle income?
- Rural population, female in Upper middle income was 19.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2015.
- How does Upper middle income rank for rural population, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 35th out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.