Urban population, female in Canada
Canada: Urban population, female was 41.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Canada, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, female in Canada is 41.6%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Canada peaked at 41.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 1980.
Canada ranks 29th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Urban population, female in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.5% | — |
| 1985 | 39.0% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 39.1% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 39.7% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.7% | 38.5% | 39.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 39.4% | 39.1% | 39.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 40.5% | 40.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 41.2% | 41.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 26 Bahamas 42.6% compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 42.0% compare
- 28 United States of America 41.7% compare
- 30 Republic of Korea 41.4% compare
- 31 France 41.3% compare
- 32 Belarus 41.2% compare
More gender data for Canada
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,985 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1285 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 179,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 188,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 181,929 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 191,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 183,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 192,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 187,661 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 196,972 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Canada?
- Urban population, female in Canada was 41.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 1980.
- How does Canada rank for urban population, female?
- Canada ranks 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.