Urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Urban population, female was 25.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) is 25.8%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 25.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1980.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.1% | — |
| 1985 | 11.9% | +17.7% |
| 1990 | 13.5% | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 15.8% | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.0% | 10.1% | 11.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 13.5% | 15.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 17.9% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 23.3% | 25.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force, female 500.61 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2364 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3786 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 31.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.91 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.38 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 11.1% (2025)
- Literacy rate, adult female 95.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 25.8% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1980.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for urban population, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.