Urban population, female in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Urban population, female was 16.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, female in Africa Eastern and Southern is 16.4%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 16.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1980.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.3% | — |
| 1985 | 11.1% | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 12.3% | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.7% | 10.3% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.3% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.9% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 15.4% | 16.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More gender data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Labor force, female 141.40 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1792 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 9.11 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.57 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.8311 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 1.98 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.6099 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 131.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Urban population, female in Africa Eastern and Southern was 16.4% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1980.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for urban population, female?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.