Urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Urban population, female was 31.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 31.4% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 31.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 1980.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26.3% | — |
| 1985 | 28.0% | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 29.2% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 29.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 29.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.2% | 26.3% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 29.2% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 29.7% | 30.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 30.8% | 31.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More gender data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 36.28 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1433 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.6952 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 5.97 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 156.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.37 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.4 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 16.9% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 10.5% (2016)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 31.4% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 1980.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for urban population, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.