Urban population, female in Belgium
Belgium: Urban population, female was 49.8% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
49.8%
World rank
4th
of 192 countries
All-time high
49.8%
in 2015
All-time low
48.8%
in 1980
Years of data
8
1980–2015
Urban population, female in Belgium, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 49.8% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Belgium peaked at 49.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 1980.
Belgium ranks 4th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Urban population, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 48.8% | — |
| 1985 | 49.1% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 49.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.0% | 48.8% | 49.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.4% | 49.3% | 49.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Hong Kong, China 53.2% compare
- 2 Macau, China 51.9% compare
- 3 Singapore 50.6% compare
- 5 Uruguay 49.6% compare
- 6 United States Virgin Islands 49.5% compare
- 7 Puerto Rico 48.7% compare
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 56,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 57,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 60,481 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Belgium?
- Urban population, female in Belgium was 49.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 1980.
- How does Belgium rank for urban population, female?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium 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.