Urban population, female in Chile
Chile: Urban population, female was 45.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Chile, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Chile stood at 45.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Chile peaked at 45.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1980.
That places Chile 14th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Urban population, female in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42.0% | — |
| 1985 | 42.7% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 43.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 44.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 45.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.3% | 42.0% | 42.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 43.0% | 43.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 44.1% | 44.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 45.2% | 45.6% | 2 |
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More gender data for Chile
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,924 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 84,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 86,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 90,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 94,357 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 90,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 94,703 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Chile?
- Urban population, female in Chile was 45.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1980.
- How does Chile rank for urban population, female?
- Chile ranks 14th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.