Urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Urban population, female was 36.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 36.9% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 36.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 1980.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.9% | — |
| 1985 | 34.7% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 35.2% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 35.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 35.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.3% | 33.9% | 34.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 35.2% | 35.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 35.6% | 36.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 36.5% | 36.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More gender data for Europe & Central Asia
- Labor force, female 195.42 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2096 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.066 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.08 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 113.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.26 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.91 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 27.2% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 9.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia?
- Urban population, female in Europe & Central Asia was 36.9% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 1980.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for urban population, female?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.