Urban population, female in Arab World
Arab World: Urban population, female was 27.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Arab World, 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 Arab World is 27.2%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Arab World peaked at 27.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 1980.
That places Arab World 16th out of 46 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21.4% | — |
| 1985 | 22.7% | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 24.0% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 24.8% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.1% | 21.4% | 22.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 24.0% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 25.5% | 26.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 26.6% | 27.2% | 2 |
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More gender data for Arab World
- Labor force, female 27.41 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.0545 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 2.02 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.092 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1271 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.0887 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1065 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 211.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Arab World?
- Urban population, female in Arab World was 27.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 1980.
- How does Arab World rank for urban population, female?
- Arab World ranks 16th out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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.