Urban population, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Urban population, female was 39.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Dominican Republic, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 39.7% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 39.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 1980.
Dominican Republic ranks 41st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Urban population, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.4% | — |
| 1985 | 27.0% | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 28.0% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 29.3% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.2% | 25.4% | 27.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 28.0% | 29.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 31.4% | 34.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 37.0% | 39.7% | 2 |
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More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,035 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,035 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Dominican Republic?
- Urban population, female in Dominican Republic was 39.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 1980.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for urban population, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.