Urban population, female (% of total) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Urban population, female (% of total) was 32.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Ecuador, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 32.3% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Ecuador peaked at 32.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 1980.
Ecuador ranks 81st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female (% of total) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.9% | — |
| 1985 | 26.1% | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 28.0% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 29.4% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 30.7% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | +1.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 32.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.0%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 32.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.4%, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.0% | 23.9% | 26.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 28.0% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 30.7% | 31.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 31.7% | 32.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More gender data for Ecuador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,113 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8663 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,957 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,957 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 135,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 130,156 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 135,822 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 131,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Ecuador?
- Urban population, female in Ecuador was 32.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 1980.
- How does Ecuador rank for urban population, female?
- Ecuador ranks 81st out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.