Urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Urban population, female was 34.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 34.2%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 34.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 1980.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.7% | — |
| 1985 | 32.0% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 32.8% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 33.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 33.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.3% | 30.7% | 32.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.9% | 32.8% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 33.2% | 33.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 33.9% | 34.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More gender data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force, female 85.93 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1858 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.1748 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 3.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 133.9% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.44 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.34 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 16.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 127.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 34.2% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 1980.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for urban population, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.