Urban population, female in China
China: Urban population, female was 26.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in China, 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 China is 26.8%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in China peaked at 26.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1980.
That places China 109th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in China, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.2% | — |
| 1985 | 11.0% | +20.2% |
| 1990 | 12.6% | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.1% | 9.2% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 12.6% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 17.4% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 23.7% | 26.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
More gender data for China
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 4.78 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 4.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 5.18 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in China?
- Urban population, female in China was 26.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1980.
- How does China rank for urban population, female?
- China ranks 109th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.