Urban population, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Urban population, female was 16.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Bangladesh, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Bangladesh stood at 16.3%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Bangladesh peaked at 16.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1980.
Bangladesh ranks 156th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.9% | — |
| 1985 | 8.1% | +17.4% |
| 1990 | 9.2% | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 9.2% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.0% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 14.4% | 16.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More gender data for Bangladesh
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 48,868 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1434 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 137,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 137,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Bangladesh?
- Urban population, female in Bangladesh was 16.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1980.
- How does Bangladesh rank for urban population, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.