Urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Urban population, female was 28.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific stood at 28.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 28.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1980.
That places East Asia & Pacific 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.6% | — |
| 1985 | 15.3% | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 16.7% | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 18.7% | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 20.6% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.4% | 13.6% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 16.7% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 20.6% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 25.7% | 28.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 13 Guam 46.5% compare
- 14 Chile 45.6% compare
- 15 Netherlands 45.6% compare
- 16 Luxembourg 45.4% compare
- 17 Australia 45.2% compare
- 18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 44.9% compare
- 19 Denmark 44.3% compare
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific
- Labor force, female 572.12 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3825 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 23.3 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.51 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 14.6% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 22.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific?
- Urban population, female in East Asia & Pacific was 28.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1980.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for urban population, female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.