Urban population, female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Urban population, female was 10.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Cambodia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 10.7% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Cambodia peaked at 10.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1980.
Cambodia ranks 178th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.2% | — |
| 1985 | 7.2% | +39.0% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.2% | 5.2% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 8.0% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 9.5% | 9.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More gender data for Cambodia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,268 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2002 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 171,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 179,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 172,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 180,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 173,679 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 181,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 175,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 184,046 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Cambodia?
- Urban population, female in Cambodia was 10.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1980.
- How does Cambodia rank for urban population, female?
- Cambodia ranks 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.