Urban population, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: Urban population, female was 42.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Bahamas, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 42.6% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Bahamas peaked at 42.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1980.
Bahamas ranks 26th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Urban population, female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 37.0% | — |
| 1985 | 39.1% | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 40.5% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 41.4% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 42.4% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 42.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.1% | 37.0% | 39.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.9% | 40.5% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 42.4% | 42.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 42.4% | 42.6% | 2 |
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More gender data for Bahamas
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 66.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.06 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 344 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 344 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5945 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,150 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Bahamas?
- Urban population, female in Bahamas was 42.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1980.
- How does Bahamas rank for urban population, female?
- Bahamas ranks 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.