Urban population, female in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Urban population, female was 32.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 32.7% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 32.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 1980.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Urban population, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29.9% | — |
| 1985 | 31.0% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 31.9% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 32.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.5% | 29.9% | 31.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.0% | 31.9% | 32.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 32.2% | 32.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 32.6% | 32.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More gender data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Labor force, female 22.38 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2242 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.397 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 20.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 99.9% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.04 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.9 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 21.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 105.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Urban population, female in Central Europe and the Baltics was 32.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 1980.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for urban population, female?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.