Urban population, female (% of total) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Urban population, female (% of total) was 17.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Bhutan, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 17.4% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Bhutan peaked at 17.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1980.
Bhutan ranks 153rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female (% of total) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.8% | — |
| 1985 | 6.2% | +27.7% |
| 1990 | 7.8% | +26.7% |
| 1995 | 9.8% | +25.1% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +10.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 17.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 17.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 15.9%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.5% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.8% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.2% | 14.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 15.8% | 17.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More gender data for Bhutan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 147.07 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 673.62 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 673.62 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.997 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,779 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Bhutan?
- Urban population, female in Bhutan was 17.4% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1980.
- How does Bhutan rank for urban population, female?
- Bhutan ranks 153rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.