Rural population, female in World
World: Rural population, female was 22.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
22.8%
Rank
2nd
of 3 groups
All-time high
30.0%
in 1980
All-time low
22.8%
in 2015
Years of data
8
1980–2015
Rural population, female in World, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, female in World stood at 22.8%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in World peaked at 30.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2015.
Rural population, female in World, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.0% | — |
| 1985 | 29.0% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 28.1% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 27.2% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.5% | 29.0% | 30.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.7% | 27.2% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 25.2% | 26.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 22.8% | 24.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 46.3% compare
- 2 Burundi 45.1% compare
- 3 Papua New Guinea 43.0% compare
- 4 Nepal 42.6% compare
- 5 Malawi 42.1% compare
More gender data for World
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1.96 million (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 39.48 (2027)
- Prevalence of obesity, female 15.1% (2016)
- Prevalence of obesity, male 11.1% (2016)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female 1.50 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1828 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in World?
- Rural population, female in World was 22.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2015.
- How does World rank for rural population, female?
- World ranks 2nd out of 3 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.