Urban population, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Urban population, female was 21.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 21.6% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 21.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1980.
That places Early-demographic dividend 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.9% | — |
| 1985 | 16.0% | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 17.1% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.5% | 14.9% | 16.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 17.1% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.8% | 19.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 20.6% | 21.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More gender data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force, female 484.13 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1348 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 13.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 124.7% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.16 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.03 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 18.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 122.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Urban population, female in Early-demographic dividend was 21.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1980.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for urban population, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.