Urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Urban population, female was 25.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 25.9%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 25.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1980.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.4% | — |
| 1985 | 12.1% | +17.1% |
| 1990 | 13.7% | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.2% | 10.4% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 13.7% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 18.1% | 20.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 23.4% | 25.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 509.13 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2375 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3756 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 31.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.4% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.88 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.37 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 11.0% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 23.8% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 25.9% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1980.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for urban population, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.