Rural population, female in Zambia
Zambia: Rural population, female was 29.9% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Rural population, female in Zambia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, female in Zambia stood at 29.9%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Zambia peaked at 33.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2015.
That places Zambia 55th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.2% | — |
| 1985 | 31.1% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 31.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.2% | 31.1% | 31.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.6% | 31.1% | 32.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 32.0% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 29.9% | 31.0% | 2 |
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More gender data for Zambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,719 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 340,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 341,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 331,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 332,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 324,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 325,021 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 318,536 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 318,579 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Zambia?
- Rural population, female in Zambia was 29.9% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for rural population, female?
- Zambia ranks 55th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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.