Urban population, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Urban population, female was 35.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador is 35.6%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in El Salvador peaked at 35.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.8% | — |
| 1985 | 24.3% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 25.8% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 28.5% | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 31.1% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.5% | 22.8% | 24.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 25.8% | 28.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 31.1% | 32.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 34.2% | 35.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 60 Iran, Islamic Republic of 36.5% compare
- 61 Lithuania 36.4% compare
- 62 Italy 35.8% compare
- 64 Algeria 35.1% compare
- 65 New Caledonia 35.0% compare
- 66 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 34.9% compare
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in El Salvador?
- Urban population, female in El Salvador was 35.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for urban population, female?
- El Salvador ranks 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.